Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls

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Diocese of Grand Falls

Dioecesis Grandfallensis
Diocese of Grand Falls.jpg
Coat of Arms
Location
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ecclesiastical province St. John's
Statistics
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)

37,200 (20.2%)
Parishes30
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established30 Oct 1964
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Robert Anthony Daniels
Website
rcdioceseofgfnl.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls (Latin : Dioecesis Grandfallensis) (erected 29 February 1856, as the Diocese of Harbour Grace) is a Latin suffragan in the Atlantic Canadian ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland.

Contents

The cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Grand Falls-Windsor, and it has a former Cathedral, also dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador.

History

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 40,900 Catholics (20.7% of 197,400 total) on 42,368 km2 in 30 parishes and 43 missions with 29 priests (diocesan), 1 deacon and 15 lay religious sisters.

Bishops

Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Harbour Grace
Suffragan Bishops of Harbour Grace–Grand Falls
Suffragan Bishops of Grand Falls

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Bibliography

Coordinates: 48°55′46″N55°39′36″W / 48.9294°N 55.6601°W / 48.9294; -55.6601


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