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Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish

Coordinates: 45°37′12″N 61°59′37″W / 45.6201°N 61.9935°W / 45.6201; -61.9935
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Diocese of Antigonish

Dioecesis Antigonicensis
Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Antigonish
Location
CountryCanada
Ecclesiastical provinceHalifax
Population
- Catholics
129,905 (56.4%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedAugust 23, 1886
CathedralSt. Ninian's Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBrian Joseph Dunn
Metropolitan ArchbishopArchbishop of Halifax
Bishops emeritusColin Campbell
Website
[2]

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish (Template:Lang-la) is a Latin Rite diocese in Nova Scotia, Canada.

History

It had been established on 22 September 1844, on territory split off from the Diocese of Halifax, under the name of Roman Catholic Diocese of Arichat, having its first cathedral (now Église Notre Dame de l’Assomption) in that natural port town, Arichat.

On 23 August 1886, it was renamed as Diocese of Antigonish, where it got its present episcopal see, St. Ninian’s Cathedral.

2009-2010 Apostolic Administration

On September 26, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Raymond John Lahey, one day after a warrant was issued for his arrest by the Ottawa Police Service relating to child pornography charges (cf. sexual abuse scandal in Antigonish diocese).[1] The bishop plead guilty to child pornography charges and was jailed.[2]

Archbishop Anthony Mancini of the Archdiocese of Halifax was named the Apostolic Administrator effective September 26, 2009 and remained in that position until the installation of Bishop Brian Dunn on January 25, 2010.[3]

Extent

The Diocese of Antigonish covers 18,800 square kilometers, comprising the counties of Pictou, Antigonish, Guysborough, Inverness, Victoria, Richmond and Cape Breton.

As of 2006, the diocese contained 123 parishes, 119 active diocesan priests, 8 religious priests, and 129,905 Catholics. It also has 290 women religious, 12 religious brothers and 1 permanent deacon.

The Bishop of Antigonish serves ex officio as Chancellor of St. Francis Xavier University.

Diocesan suffragan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops, all Roman Rite, and their terms of service:

suffragan bishops of Arichat
suffragan bishops of Antigonish

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Charge against Kansas City bishop the temper of the times, by John L Allen Jr, Oct. 15, 2011, National Catholic Reporter
  3. ^ a b "New N.S. bishop named to replace Lahey". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  4. ^ DCB/DBC Staff, John Beadle Graphic Designer. "Biography – FRASER, WILLIAM – Volume VIII (1851-1860) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". biographi.ca. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  5. ^ DCB/DBC Staff, John Beadle Graphic Designer. "Biography – MacKINNON, COLIN FRANCIS – Volume X (1871-1880) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". biographi.ca. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  6. ^ DCB/DBC Staff, John Beadle Graphic Designer. "Biography – CAMERON, JOHN (1827-1910) – Volume XIII (1901-1910) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". biographi.ca. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

45°37′12″N 61°59′37″W / 45.6201°N 61.9935°W / 45.6201; -61.9935

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