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Archdiocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland

Archidioecesis Sancti Ioannis Terrae Novae



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Bishop(s)

  • Peter Joseph Hundt, Archbishop
  • Martin William Currie, Archbishop Emeritus
  • James Hector MacDonald, C.S.C., Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 8 February 1904
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: Newfoundland
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 16,000 (6,180 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Atlantic (Atlantique)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SJNd
  • Official Web Site: http://www.rcsj.org/
  • Mailing Address: Chancery Office, 200 Military Road, St. John’s, NL A1C 2E8, Canada
  • Telephone: (709)726-9197
  • Fax: 726-3688

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Newfoundland
30 May 1784ErectedVicariate Apostolic of London District (formally)
Diocese of Québec (de facto)
Prefecture Apostolic of Newfoundland (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Newfoundland
5 January 1796ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Newfoundland Vicariate Apostolic of Newfoundland
1 February 1820Territory AddedArchdiocese of Québec (Anticosti Island and the Labrador coast) Vicariate Apostolic of Newfoundland
Diocese of Newfoundland
4 June 1847ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Newfoundland Diocese of Newfoundland
3 December 1855Territory LostDiocese of Newfoundland
Vicariate Apostolic of Sweden
Prefecture Apostolic of Arctic Pole (erected)
29 February 1856Territory LostDiocese of Newfoundland Diocese of Harbour Grace (erected)
Diocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland
29 February 1856Name ChangedDiocese of Newfoundland Diocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland
9 May 1870Territory LostDiocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland Prefecture Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George’s) (erected)
Archdiocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland
8 February 1904ElevatedDiocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland Archdiocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland
16 February 1953Territory AddedDiocese of Harbour Grace (Boundaries adjusted)
Diocese of Saint George’s (Boundaries adjusted)
Archdiocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland (Boundaries adjusted)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland
195060,000102,00058.8%55551,0905825937ap1951
196680,405147,34354.6%6613791,0178145041ap1967
196883,347146,20457.0%6213751,1117542339ap1971
197690,197171,74452.5%4519641,4098035239ap1977
1980117,862205,07957.5%5718751,5718433040ap1981
1990123,434209,19859.0%4917661,8705130144ap1991
1999115,857208,05655.7%4115562,0682925442ap2000
2000116,653210,73655.4%4316591,9772924644ap2001
2001118,205212,74555.6%4215572,0732125044ap2002
2002117,520216,57054.3%4012522,2602321840ap2003
2003118,995218,58754.4%3813512,3332321340ap2004
2004111,000213,00052.1%3933721,5414222040ap2005
2010111,000224,00049.6%4212542,05522016936ap2011
2014116,100234,30049.6%407472,47021916734ap2015
2017120,135242,42049.6%3711482,50221913934ap2018
2020106,000225,18047.1%3311442,40921413534ap2021
2022103,840230,61045.0%299382,7321312834ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Newfoundland
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 179

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