Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moncton

Archdiocese of Moncton
Archidioecesis Monctonensis
Archidiocèse de Moncton

Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Moncton
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical province Moncton
Statistics
Area 12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi)
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
108,000 (51.8%)
Parishes 48
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 1936
Cathedral Our Lady of the Assumption
Secular priests 44
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop-elect Valéry Vienneau
Emeritus Bishops André Richard
Website
diomoncton.ca

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moncton (Latin: Archidioecesis Monctonensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of New Brunswick and includes the suffragan dioceses of Roman Catholic Diocese of Bathurst (Canada) Edmundston, and Saint John, New Brunswick.

On Friday, June 15, 2012, according to the English translation of the Vatican Press Office's Vatican Information Service (VIS) daily news bulletin, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the governance of the Archdiocese of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, presented by Archbishop André Richard, C.S.C., in accordance with canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law. Pope Benedict appointed Bishop Valéry Vienneau as the Metropolitan Archbishop-elect of Moncton to succeed Archbishop Emeritus Richard; Archbishop-elect Vienneau until now had been the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bathurst, a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese based in the city of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada. For more detailed biographical information, please follow the link to the news release.[1]

As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 48 parishes, 44 active diocesan priests, 26 religious priests, and 108,000 Catholics. It also has 291 Women Religious, 47 Religious Brothers, and 1 permanent deacon.

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Moncton and their terms of service:

References

Coordinates: 46°05′27″N 64°46′55″W / 46.0909°N 64.7819°W / 46.0909; -64.7819

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