Antigonish (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 23 August 1886
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Province: Nova Scotia
Country: Canada
Square Kilometers: 18,800 (7,261 Square Miles)
Description: Antigonish, Pictou, Guysborough, Richmond, Inverness, Victoria, and Cape Breton Counties in Nova Scotia
Conference Region: Atlantic (Atlantique)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: Ant
Official Web Site: http://www.antigonishdiocese.com/
Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 168 Hawthorne St., P.O. Box 1330, NS B2G 2L7, Canada
Telephone: (902) 863-3335
Fax: 863-0037

Past and Present Ordinaries

William Fraser (Frazer) † (27 Sep 1844 Appointed - 4 Oct 1851 Died)
Colin Francis MacKinnon † (21 Sep 1851 Appointed - 17 Jul 1877 Resigned)
John Cameron † (17 Jul 1877 Succeeded - 6 Apr 1910 Died)
James Morrison † (15 May 1912 Appointed - 13 Apr 1950 Died)
John Roderick MacDonald † (13 Apr 1950 Succeeded - 18 Dec 1959 Died)
William Edward Power † (12 May 1960 Appointed - 12 Dec 1986 Resigned)
Colin Campbell † (12 Dec 1986 Appointed - 26 Oct 2002 Resigned)
Raymond John Lahey † (5 Apr 2003 Appointed - 26 Sep 2009 Resigned)
Brian Joseph Dunn (21 Nov 2009 Appointed - 13 Apr 2019 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia)
Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick (18 Dec 2019 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Arichat
22 September 1844	Erected	Diocese of Halifax (Counties of Cape Breton, Victoria, Inverness, and Richmond on Cape Breton Island, and the Counties of Guysborough, Antigonish, and Pictou on the mainland)	Diocese of Arichat (erected)
4 May 1852	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Arichat (from Québec to Halifax)
Diocese of Antigonish
23 August 1886	Name Changed	Diocese of Arichat	Diocese of Antigonish

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Antigonish

1950 108,742 260,000 41.8% 158 8 166 655 10 578 82 ap1951

1959 120,387 207,914 57.9% 206 19 225 535 35 826 90 ap1960

1966 123,938 207,914 59.6% 240 6 246 503 22 845 92 ap1967

1968 124,416 241,407 51.5% 111 7 118 1,054 21 600 91 ap1971

1976 124,548 245,795 50.7% 187 14 201 619 31 608 93 ap1977

1980 128,000 250,000 51.2% 178 12 190 673 25 559 93 ap1981

1990 136,000 270,000 50.4% 163 1 164 829 20 478 127 ap1991

1999 106,485 247,900 43.0% 132 3 135 788 1 7 305 125 ap2000

2000 106,818 247,900 43.1% 132 3 135 791 1 7 340 125 ap2001

2001 106,818 247,900 43.1% 130 12 142 752 1 17 330 125 ap2002

2002 113,300 223,764 50.6% 131 12 143 792 1 17 319 122 ap2003

2003 113,300 223,764 50.6% 137 13 150 755 2 18 308 122 ap2004

2004 129,905 223,824 58.0% 131 13 144 902 1 17 302 124 ap2005

2006 129,905 223,824 58.0% 119 8 127 1,022 1 12 290 123 ap2007

2012 130,800 232,000 56.4% 101 3 104 1,257 7 3 225 90 ap2013

2015 115,830 205,145 56.5% 95 4 99 1,170 9 4 200 76 ap2016

2018 120,700 214,500 56.3% 76 6 82 1,471 10 6 164 72 ap2019

2020 124,400 220,230 56.5% 74 8 82 1,517 18 8 143 72 ap2021

2022 119,040 225,620 52.8% 68 11 79 1,506 18 11 115 73 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Antigonish
1950	108,742	260,000	41.8%	158	8	166	655		10	578	82	ap1951
1959	120,387	207,914	57.9%	206	19	225	535		35	826	90	ap1960
1966	123,938	207,914	59.6%	240	6	246	503		22	845	92	ap1967
1968	124,416	241,407	51.5%	111	7	118	1,054		21	600	91	ap1971
1976	124,548	245,795	50.7%	187	14	201	619		31	608	93	ap1977
1980	128,000	250,000	51.2%	178	12	190	673		25	559	93	ap1981
1990	136,000	270,000	50.4%	163	1	164	829		20	478	127	ap1991
1999	106,485	247,900	43.0%	132	3	135	788	1	7	305	125	ap2000
2000	106,818	247,900	43.1%	132	3	135	791	1	7	340	125	ap2001
2001	106,818	247,900	43.1%	130	12	142	752	1	17	330	125	ap2002
2002	113,300	223,764	50.6%	131	12	143	792	1	17	319	122	ap2003
2003	113,300	223,764	50.6%	137	13	150	755	2	18	308	122	ap2004
2004	129,905	223,824	58.0%	131	13	144	902	1	17	302	124	ap2005
2006	129,905	223,824	58.0%	119	8	127	1,022	1	12	290	123	ap2007
2012	130,800	232,000	56.4%	101	3	104	1,257	7	3	225	90	ap2013
2015	115,830	205,145	56.5%	95	4	99	1,170	9	4	200	76	ap2016
2018	120,700	214,500	56.3%	76	6	82	1,471	10	6	164	72	ap2019
2020	124,400	220,230	56.5%	74	8	82	1,517	18	8	143	72	ap2021
2022	119,040	225,620	52.8%	68	11	79	1,506	18	11	115	73	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

James Boyle † (Priest: 17 May 1913 to 18 Mar 1944)
Patrick Albert Bray, C.I.M. †
John Cameron † (Priest: 26 Jul 1853; Coadjutor Bishop: 11 Mar 1870; Bishop: 17 Jul 1877 to 6 Apr 1910)
Colin Campbell † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1986 to 26 Oct 2002)
Joseph Vernon Fougère † (Priest: 31 May 1969 to 11 Dec 1991)
William Fraser (Frazer) † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1844 to 4 Oct 1851)
Raymond John Lahey † (Bishop: 5 Apr 2003 to 26 Sep 2009)
Alexander MacDonald † (Priest: 8 Mar 1884 to 1 Oct 1908)
John Hugh MacDonald † (Priest: 21 Dec 1906 to 11 Aug 1934)
John Roderick MacDonald † (Priest: 23 Jan 1916 to 5 Jun 1943; Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Mar 1945; Bishop: 13 Apr 1950 to 18 Dec 1959)
Ronald MacDonald † (Priest: 2 Oct 1859 to 24 May 1881)
Malcolm Angus MacEachern † (Priest: 11 Jun 1927 to 27 Nov 1954)
Colin Francis MacKinnon † (Bishop: 21 Sep 1851 to 17 Jul 1877)
Joseph Neil MacNeil † (Priest: 23 May 1948 to 9 Apr 1969)
Neil McNeil † (Priest: 12 Apr 1879 to 6 Aug 1895)
James Morrison † (Priest: 1 Nov 1889; Bishop: 15 May 1912; Archbishop (Personal Title): 26 Feb 1944 to 13 Apr 1950)
William Edward Power † (Bishop: 12 May 1960 to 12 Dec 1986)
Thomas Sears † (Priest: Oct 1855 to 17 Sep 1871)

Source(s)

Diocese of Arichat
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 89
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 121
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 179
Diocese of Antigonish
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 106
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 58

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