Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls
Diocese of Grand Falls Dioecesis Grandfallensis/Grandicataractensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | St. John's |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | 37,200 (20.2%) |
| Parishes | 30 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 Oct 1964 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Robert Anthony Daniels |
| Website | |
| rcdiocesegrandfalls.ca | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls (Template:Lang-la) (erected 29 February 1856, as the Diocese of Harbour Grace) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland. It was renamed as the Diocese of Harbour Grace-Grand Falls on 22 February 1958 then as the Diocese of Grand Falls on 30 Oct 1964. It has 38,300 Catholics, 30 priests, and 20 religious.[clarification needed]
Ordinaries
- John Dalton (1856–1869)
- Enrico Carfagnini, O.F.M. (1870–1880)
- Ronald MacDonald (1881–1906)
- John March (1906–1940)
- John Michael O'Neill (1940–1972)
- Alphonsus Liguori Penney (1972–1979)
- Joseph Faber MacDonald (1980–1998)
- Martin William Currie (2000 – 1 March 2011);
- Robert Anthony Daniels (1 March 2011 - present)
Bibliography
- "Diocese of Grand Falls". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
External links
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