Bishopric of Antigonish

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Bishopric of Antigonish
Basic data
Country Canada
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth
Diocesan bishop Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick
Emeritus diocesan bishop Raymond John Lahey
founding September 22, 1844
surface 18,800 km²
Parishes 76 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Residents 205,145 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Catholics 115,830 (2015 / AP 2016 )
proportion of 56.5%
Diocesan priest 95 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Religious priest 4 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Catholics per priest 1,170
Permanent deacons 9 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Friars 4 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Religious sisters 200 (2015 / AP 2016 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language English
cathedral St. Ninian Cathedral
Website antigonishdiocese.com
Diocese coat of arms

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish ( Latin Dioecesis Antigonicensis , English Diocese of Antigonish ) is in Canada located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Antigonish (Nova Scotia).

It was founded on September 22, 1844 as the Diocese of Arichat from the Archdiocese of Halifax . On August 23, 1886 the name was changed to Antigonish Diocese. The diocese includes the counties of Antigonish , Pictou , Guysborough , Richmond , Inverness , Victoria and Cape Breton in Nova Scotia .

Well known is the 1874 built cathedral " St. Ninian Cathedral".

In 1853, Bishop Colin Francis MacKinnon founded Saint Francis Xavier University , initially as a seminary .

Bishops

St Ninian's Cathedral in Antigonish

See also

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