Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland

Infobox Roman Catholic diocese
Roman Catholic Diocese of=Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland
Latin name of diocese=Archidioecesis Santi Ioannis Terrae Novae
location=St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
territory=Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
population=111,000 Catholics
rite=Roman Rite
patron=St. John the Baptist
province=Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland
established=February 8, 1904
cathedral=Basilica of St. John the Baptist
co-cathedral=
leadership=Archbishop of St. John's, Newfoundland
website= [http://www.stjohnsarchdiocese.nf.ca Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland]
pope=Benedict XVI
metropolitan=Martin William CurrieArchbishop of St. John's
ordinary=Martin William CurrieArchbishop of St. John'sThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's ( _la. Archidioecesis Sancti Ioannis Terrae Novae) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

The archdiocese includes part of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and includes the suffragan dioceses of Grand Falls, and the Corner Brook and Labrador. Its Archbishop is Martin William Currie.

As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 40 parishes, 39 active diocesan priests, 33 religious priests, and 111,000 Catholics. It also has 220 Women Religious, and 42 Religious Brothers.

Residential bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of St. John's, Newfoundland, and their terms of service:
*James Louis O'Donel (1796-1806)
*Patrick Lambert (1807-1815)
*Thomas Scallan (1815-1829)
*Michael Anthony Fleming (1829-1850)
*John Thomas Mullock (1850-1869)
*Thomas James Power (1870-1893)
*Michael Francis Howley (1894-1914)
*Edward Patrick Roche (1915-1950)
*Archbishop Patrick Skinner (1951-1979)
*Alphonsus Liguori Penney (1979-1991)
*James Hector MacDonald (1991-2000)
*Brendan Michael O'Brien (2000-2007)
*Martin William Currie (2007-present)

References

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dstjn.html Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland page at catholichierarchy.org] retrieved July 14, 2006
* [http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/nfldhistory/Newfoundland%20biographies%20E-J.htm Newfoundland Biographies - Newfoundland History] retrieved November 30, 2007

External links

* [http://www.stjohnsarchdiocese.nf.ca Archdiocese of St. John's]