Diocese of Yarmouth | |
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Location | |
Territory | Southwestern Nova Scotia |
Ecclesiastical province | Nova Scotia |
Metropolitan | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
Statistics | |
Area | 32,150 km2 (12,410 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 143,261 36,000 (25.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | July 6, 1953 |
Cathedral | Saint Ambrose Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Archbishop of Halifax |
Website | |
catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dyarm.html |
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The following is a list of the bishops of Yarmouth, and their terms of service:
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