Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick

Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Saint John in New Brunswick

Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Canadensis

Diocèse de Saint-Jean au Nouveau-Brunswick
catholic
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Coat of arms
Location
CountryCanada
Ecclesiastical provinceMoncton
HeadquartersSaint John, New Brunswick
Coordinates45°16′48″N 66°03′25″W / 45.28000550°N 66.05683120°W / 45.28000550; -66.05683120
Statistics
Area60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
331,800
132,600 (40.0%)
Parishes58
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedSeptember 30, 1842; 181 years ago (1842-09-30)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saintsOur Lady of the Immaculate Conception,
Saint Patrick
Secular priests60
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopChristian Riesbeck, CC
Bishops emeritusRobert Harris
Website
www.dioceseofsaintjohn.org
[1][2]

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Canadensis) (erected 30 September 1842, as the Diocese of Saint John in America) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Moncton. It was renamed on 15 November 1924.

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • William Dollard (1842–1851)
  • Thomas Louis Connolly, O.F.M.Cap. (1852–1859), appointed Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • John Sweeny (1859–1901)
  • Timothy Casey (1901–1912), appointed Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Edward Alfred Le Blanc (1912–1935)
  • Patrick Albert Bray, C.I.M. (1936–1953)
  • Alfred Bertram Leverman (1953–1968)
  • Joseph Neil MacNeil (1969–1973), appointed Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta
  • Arthur Joseph Gilbert (1974–1986)
  • Joseph Edward Troy (1986–1997)
  • Joseph Faber MacDonald, C.S.C. (1998–2006)
  • Martin William Currie (2006–2007)
  • Robert Harris (2007–2019)
  • Christian Riesbeck, CC (2019-)

Coadjutor bishops

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • William Mark Duke, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1928

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1860 Diocese of Chatham
1936 Diocese of Chatham Archdiocese of Moncton

References

  1. ^ "Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

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