Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax–Yarmouth
Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth Archidioecesis Halifaxiensis-Yarmuthensis | |
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St. Mary's Basilica | |
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Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Brian Joseph Dunn |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax–Yarmouth (
The archdiocese has both a cathedral,
History
On territory originally a part of the
It was promoted to a bishopric on 15 February 1842 and on 22 September 1844 lost territory to establish the
In 1852, Halifax was elevated to an archdiocese.[2]
It lost territory twice more: on 19 February 1953 to establish the
It enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II in September 1984.
In December 2011, the Diocese of Yarmouth was merged back into the Archdiocese of Halifax, creating the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth,
Extent and province
The Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth covers 34,055 square kilometers. As of 2021, the archdiocese contained 66 parishes, 58 active diocesan priests, 7 religious priests, and 215,880 Catholics. It also had 87 women religious, 7 religious brothers, and 41 permanent deacons.[1]
The metropolitan archbishop heads an
Bishops
(all Roman Rite)
- Apostolic Vicars of Nova Scotia
- Edmund Burke (1817.07.04 – 1820.11.29), Titular Bishop of Sion(1817.07.04 – 1820.11.29)
- Denis Lyons (1824.08.24 – 1824.10.19 not possessed), Titular Bishop of Tanis (1824.08.24 – 1824.10.19 not possessed)
- William Fraser (1825.06.03 – 1842.02.15 see below), Titular Bishop of Tanis(1825.06.03 – 1842.02.15)
- Suffragan Bishops of Halifax
- William Fraser (1842.02.15 – 1844.09.27), later Bishop of Arichat(Canada) (1844.09.27 – 1851.10.04)
- Coadjutor Bishopof Halifax (Canada) (1842.02.15 – 1844.09.21 see below); promoted the first Metropolitan Archbishop of Halifax (Canada) (1852.05.04 – 1858.08.10)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Halifax
- William Walsh ( see above 1852.05.04 – death 1858.08.10)
- Saint John in America(Canada) (1852.05.04 – 1859.04.08)
- Michael Hannan (1877.02.16 – death 1882.04.17)
- Cornelius O'Brien (1882.12.01 – death 1906.03.09)
- Edward Joseph McCarthy (1906.06.27 – death 1931.01.26)
- Coadjutor Archbishopof Halifax (Canada) (1929.05.27 – 1931.01.26)
- John Thomas McNally (1937.02.17 – death 1952.11.18), previously Bishop of Calgary (Canada) (1913.04.04 – 1924.08.12), Bishop of Hamilton (Canada) (1924.08.12 – 1937.02.17)
- Joseph Gerald Berry (1953.11.28 – 1967.05.12), President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1960 – 1964); previously Bishop of Peterborough (Canada) (1945.04.07 – 1953.11.28)
- Auxiliary Bishopof Halifax (1965.02.05 – 1967.06.22)
- Austin-Emile Burke (1991.07.08 – 1998.01.13), previously Bishop of Yarmouth (Canada) (1968.02.01 – 1991.07.08)
- Ottawa(Canada) (2007.05.14 – ...)
- Apostolic Administrator Claude Champagne, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate(O.M.I.) (2007.07.13 – 2007.10.18)
- Montréal(Canada) (1999.02.18 – 2007.10.18)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Halifax-Yarmouth
- Anthony Mancini (see above 2009.10.22 – 2020.11.27)
- Brian Joseph Dunn (2020.11.27 - ...)[5]
- Coadjutor bishops
- Thomas Maguire (1819), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: did not take effect
- William Walsh (1842-1844)
- Thomas O'Donnell (1929-1931)
- Brian Joseph Dunn (2019–20)
- Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Colin Campbell, appointed Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia in 1986
- Martin William Currie, appointed Bishop of Grand Falls, Newfoundland in 2000
- Richard William Smith, appointed Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario in 2002
References
- ^ a b David Cheney (14 March 2011). "Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth". CatholicHierarchy.org. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Kevin Knight (2009). "Archdiocese of Halifax". NewAdvent.org. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "A History Of Our Church". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda. The Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
The Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda was established in 12th June 1967. Bermuda was served by the Diocesan clergy of Halifax until 1953, after which pastoral responsibility transferred to the Congregation of the Resurrection.
- ^ "Diocese of Yarmouth joined with Archdiocese of Halifax". Archived from the original on 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Coadjutor Archbishop becomes Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth - Vatican News". 27 November 2020.
Sources and external links
- Official website
- GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links
- Chisholm, Joseph Andrew (1910). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company. . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.).