Diocese of Saint George's

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Bishop(s) David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I., Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 18 February 1904 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint John's, Newfoundland Rite: Latin (or Roman) Province: Newfoundland Country: Canada Square Kilometers: 50,258 (19,412 Square Miles) Conference Region: Atlantic (Atlantique) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SG Official Web Site: http://www.rcchurch.com/ Mailing Address: 13 Mount Bernard Ave., Corner Brook, Nfld. A2H 6K6, Canada Telephone: (709)639-7073 Fax: 639-8662

Historical Details

• Prefecture Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George's)
  • Erected: 9 May 1870
  • Province: Newfoundland
  • Country: Canada

• Vicariate Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George's)
  • Erected: 28 April 1892
  • Vicariate
  • Province: Newfoundland
  • Country: Canada

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Thomas Sears † (17 Sep 1871 Appointed - 7 Nov 1885 Died)
• Michael Francis Howley † (5 Dec 1885 Appointed - 21 Dec 1894 Appointed, Bishop of Saint John's, Newfoundland)
• Neil McNeil † (6 Aug 1895 Appointed - 19 Jan 1910 Appointed, Archbishop of Vancouver)
• Michael Fintan Power † (12 May 1911 Appointed - 6 Mar 1920 Died)
• Henry Thomas Renouf † (27 Sep 1920 Appointed - 2 Mar 1941 Died)
• Michael O'Reilly † (5 Jul 1941 Appointed - 14 Jan 1970 Resigned)
• Richard Thomas McGrath † (1 Jun 1970 Appointed - 17 Jun 1985 Resigned)
• Raymond John Lahey (5 Jul 1986 Appointed - 5 Apr 2003 Appointed, Bishop of Antigonish)
• David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I. (6 Aug 2003 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George's)
9 May 1870	Erected	Diocese of Saint John's, Newfoundland	Prefecture Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George's) (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George's)
28 April 1892	Erected	Prefecture Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George's)	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George's) (erected)
Diocese of Saint George's
18 February 1904	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George's)	Diocese of Saint George's (erected)

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Statistics

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 Saint George's
1950	20,000	60,000	33.3%	21	6	27	740		6	68	17	ap1951
1966	22,800	70,000	32.6%	29	6	35	651			87	19	ap1967
1970	40,989	91,036	45.0%	30		30	1,366		10	110	20	ap1971
1976	43,601	125,340	34.8%	25	2	27	1,614		13	89	21	ap1977
1980	43,400	120,000	36.2%	30	1	31	1,400		11	83	21	ap1981
1990	40,193	99,886	40.2%	24	1	25	1,607		7	49	23	ap1991
1999	35,097	84,028	41.8%	19	2	21	1,671		2	30	21	ap2000
2000	34,754	92,873	37.4%	19	1	20	1,737		1	28	21	ap2001
2001	31,838	97,234	32.7%	21	1	22	1,447		1	39	21	ap2002
2002	30,679	81,845	37.5%	24	1	25	1,227		1	25	21	ap2003
2003	29,408	74,143	39.7%	23	1	24	1,225		1	21	20	ap2004
2004	27,201	66,507	40.9%	31	1	32	850		1	23	22	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I. (Bishop: 6 Aug 2003)
• Michael Francis Howley † (Prefect: 5 Dec 1885; Vicar Apostolic: 28 Apr 1892 to 21 Dec 1894)
• Raymond John Lahey (Bishop: 5 Jul 1986 to 5 Apr 2003)
• Richard Thomas McGrath † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1970 to 17 Jun 1985)
• Neil McNeil † (Vicar Apostolic: 6 Aug 1895; Bishop: 8 Feb 1904 to 19 Jan 1910)
• Michael O'Reilly † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1941 to 14 Jan 1970)
• Michael Fintan Power † (Bishop: 12 May 1911 to 6 Mar 1920)
• Henry Thomas Renouf † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1920 to 2 Mar 1941)
• Thomas Sears † (Prefect: 17 Sep 1871 to 7 Nov 1885)