Roman Catholic Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador

Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador Dioecesis Rivianangulanensis–Labradorensis
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	St. John's
Statistics
Population - Catholics	27,200 (40.9%)
Parishes	28
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	9 May 1870
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Most Holy Redeemer and Immaculate Conception, Corner Brook
Co-cathedral	Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help, Labrador City
Secular priests	40
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Peter Joseph Hundt

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador (Latin: Dioecesis Rivianangulanensis–Labradorensis) (erected 9 May 1870, as the Prefecture Apostolic of Western Newfoundland) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland. It was re-erected as an apostolic vicariate on 28 April 1892 and as the Diocese of Saint George's on 18 February 1904. The Cathedral is located in Corner Brook.

History

In 2007, the diocese was expanded and the name was changed from "St. George's" to "Corner Brook and Labrador". This was done by incorporating nearly the entirety of the Diocese of Labrador into the Diocese of St. George. The Diocese of Labrador was predominantly cared for by the Oblates, and this situation has not changed. The island of Newfoundland portion is still cared for by diocesan priests.

In 2007, the Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help in the diocese was decreed a basilica. The Basilica was the cathedral of the former Diocese of Labrador City–Schefferville.^[1]

Ordinaries

Thomas Sears (1871 - 1885)
Michael Francis Howley (1885 - 1894)
Neil McNeil (1895 - 1910)
Michael Fintan Power (1911 - 1920)
Henry Thomas Renouf (1920 - 1941)
Michael O'Reilly (1941 - 1970)
Richard Thomas McGrath (1970 - 1985)
Raymond John Lahey (1986 - 2003)
David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I. (2003 - September 2010); named Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario
Peter Joseph Hundt (1 March 2011 - present); had been an Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto, Ontario

References

↑ GCatholic.org

Bibliography

"Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-09-15.

External links

Corner Brook and Labrador Diocese, Newfoundland official site

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Coordinates: 48°57′00″N 57°57′00″W / 48.9500°N 57.9500°W / 48.9500; -57.9500

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