Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick

Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Canadensis
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Moncton
Population - Catholics	118,000 (29.9%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 November 1924
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Robert Harris (2007-)
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.

Ordinaries

William Dollard (1842–1851)
Thomas Louis Connolly, O.F.M. (1852–1859)
John Sweeny (1859–1901)
Timothy Casey (1901–1912)
Edward Alfred Le Blanc (1912–1935)
Patrick Albert Bray, C.I.M. (1936–1953)
Alfred Bertram Leverman (1953–1968)
Joseph Neil MacNeil (1969–1973)
Arthur Joseph Gilbert (1974–1986)
Joseph Edward Troy (1986–1997) - Bishop Emeritus
Joseph Faber MacDonald, C.S.C. (1998–2006) - Bishop Emeritus
Martin William Currie (2006–2007) - Apostolic Administrator
Robert Harris (2007–present) - Bishop

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1860		Diocese of Chatham
1936	Diocese of Chatham	Archdiocese of Moncton

External links and references

"Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-15.

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