Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Nova Scotia and includes the suffragan dioceses of Antigonish, the Charlottetown, and the Yarmouth. It is currently led by Archbishop Terrence Thomas Prendergast, and auxiliary bishop Claude Champagne.

As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 52 parishes, 60 active diocesan priests, 52 religious priests, and 155,000 Catholics. It also has 264 Women Religious, 25 Religious Brothers, and 24 permanent deacon.

[edit] Residential bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Halifax and their terms of service:

  • William Fraser (1842-1844)
  • William Walsh (1845-1858)
  • Thomas Louis Connolly (1859-1876)
  • Michael Hannan (1877-1882)
  • Cornelius O'Brien (1882-1906)
  • Edward Joseph McCarthy (1906-1931)
  • Thomas O'Donnell (archbishop) (1931-1936)
  • John Thomas McNally (1937-1952)
  • Joseph Gerald Berry (1953-1967)
  • James Martin Hayes (1967-1990)
  • Austin-Emile Burke (1991-1998)
  • Terrence Thomas Prendergast (1998- present)

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