Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick

Diocese of Saint John in New Brunswick

*Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Canadensis*

*Diocèse de Saint-Jean au Nouveau-Brunswick*
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
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Moncton
Headquarters	Saint John, New Brunswick
Coordinates	45°16′48″N 66°03′25″W / 45.28000550°N 66.05683120°W
Statistics
Area	60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2020); 331,800; 132,600 (40.0%)
Parishes	58
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	September 30, 1842; 181 years ago
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saints	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception,; Saint Patrick
Secular priests	60
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Christian Riesbeck, CC
Bishops emeritus	Robert Harris
Website
	www.dioceseofsaintjohn.org

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

Timothy Casey (1899–1901)
Joseph Edward Troy (1984–1986)

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

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

External links

Official website

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[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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