Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish is a Roman Catholic diocese that includes part of the Province of Nova Scotia. It had previously existed under the name of the diocese of Arichat. It is currently led by Bishop Raymond John Lahey.

As of 2004, the diocese contains 124 parishes, 131 active diocesan priests, 13 religious priests, and 130,000 Catholics. It also has 302 Women Religious, 17 Religious Brothers, and 1 permanent deacon.

[edit] Residential bishops

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

• William Fraser [Frazer] [1] (1844-1851)
• Colin Francis MacKinnon [2] (1851-1877)
• John Cameron [3] (1877-1910)
• James Morrison (1912-1950)
• John Roderick MacDonald (1950-1959)
• William Edward Power (1960-1986)
• Colin Campbell (1986-2002)
• Raymond John Lahey (2003-present)

[edit] References

• Diocese of Antigonish page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 17, 2006