- Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown
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Diocese of Charlottetown Location Country Canada Ecclesiastical province Prince Edward Island Population
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61,000Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Richard John Grecco Website catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dchap.html The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown (Latin: Dioecesis Carolinapolitanus) is a Roman Catholic diocese which comprises the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. It is currently led by Bishop Richard John Grecco (the 13th ordinary of the see). Its current Chancellor and Vicar General is Father John Molina.
It became a Diocese when it was separated from the Archdiocese of Quebec on August 11, 1829, and it is the second oldest English speaking diocese in Canada.
As of 2004, the diocese contains 47 parishes, 53 active diocesan priests, 6 religious priests, and 61,000 Catholics. It also has 132 Women Religious, 7 Religious Brothers, and 1 permanent deacon.
The cathedral of this diocese is St. Dunstan's Basilica in Charlottetown.
Residential bishops
The following is a list of the bishops of Charlottetown, and their terms of service:
- Bernard Angus MacEachern (1829-1835)
- Bernard Donald McDonald (1837-1859)
- Peter McIntyre (1860-1891)
- James Charles McDonald (1891-1912)
- Henry Joseph O'Leary (1913-1920)
- Louis James O'Leary (1920-1930)
- Joseph Anthony O'Sullivan (1931-1944)
- James Boyle (1944-1954)
- Malcolm A. MacEachern (1954-1970)
- Francis John Spence (1970-1982)
- James Hector MacDonald (1982-1991)
- Vernon Fougère (1991-2009)
- Richard John Grecco (2009-present)
References
- Diocese of Charlottetown page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 18, 2006
- Official Diocesan Website.
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