Diocese of Antigonish

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Bishop(s) Raymond John Lahey, Bishop Colin Campbell, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 23 August 1886 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Halifax 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/title.htm Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 1330, 168 Hawthorne St., Antigonish, NS B2G 2L7, Canada Telephone: (902) 863-3335 Fax: 863-0037

Historical Details

• Diocese of Arichat
  • Erected: 22 September 1844
  • Province: Nova Scotia
  • Country: Canada

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• William Fraser (Frazer) † (27 Sep 1844 Appointed - 4 Oct 1851 Died)
• Colin Francis MacKinnon † (21 Sep 1851 Appointed - 30 Aug 1877 Resigned)
• John Cameron † (17 Jul 1877 Succeeded - 6 Apr 1910 Died)
• James Morrison † (25 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 - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Arichat
22 September 1844	Erected	Diocese of Halifax	Diocese of Arichat (erected)
Diocese of Antigonish
23 August 1886	Name Changed	Diocese of Arichat	Diocese of Antigonish

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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 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

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• John Cameron † (Coadjutor Bishop: 11 Mar 1870; Bishop: 17 Jul 1877 to 6 Apr 1910)
• Colin Campbell (Bishop: 12 Dec 1986 to 26 Oct 2002)
• William Fraser (Frazer) † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1844 to 4 Oct 1851)
• Raymond John Lahey (Bishop: 5 Apr 2003 - )
• 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: 14 Apr 1945; Bishop: 13 Apr 1950 to 18 Dec 1959)
• Ronald MacDonald † (Priest: 2 Oct 1859 to 24 May 1881)
• Malcolm A. MacEachern † (Priest: 11 Jun 1927 to 27 Nov 1954)
• Colin Francis MacKinnon † (Bishop: 21 Sep 1851 to 30 Aug 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: 25 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)