Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moncton
| Archdiocese of Moncton Archidioecesis Monctonensis Archidiocèse de Moncton | |
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 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:
- Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson (1936–1941)
- Norbert Robichaud (1942–1972)
- Donat Chiasson (1972–1995)
- Ernest Léger (1996–2002)
- André Richard (2002–2012)
- Valéry Vienneau (since 2012)
References
- Archdiocese of Moncton page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 13, 2006
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Coordinates: 46°05′27″N 64°46′55″W / 46.0909°N 64.7819°W