Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown

Diocese of Charlottetown
Diocese of Charlottetown
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax
Statistics
Population; - Catholics	; 62,700 (44.1%)
Parishes	53
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	St. Dunstan's Basilica
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Richard John Grecco
Website
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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 is Father Eric Dunn and its Vicar General is Father John Lacey.

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.

Diocesan 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)

External links

Diocese of Charlottetown page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 18, 2006
Official Diocesan Website.

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