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Diocese of Grand Falls

*Dioecesis Grandfallensis*
Diocese of Grand Falls; Dioecesis Grandfallensis
	Coat of Arms
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	St. John's
Statistics
Population; - Catholics	; 37,200 (20.2%)
Parishes	30
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	30 Oct 1964
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Robert Anthony Daniels
Website
	rcdioceseofgfnl.org

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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.

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

Established on 1856.02.29 as Diocese of Harbour Grace / Portus Gratiæ (Latin) on territory split off from the Archdiocese of St. John's.
Lost territories repeatedly: on 1870.09.16 to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Placentia and on 1945.07.13 to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Labrador.
It was renamed as the Diocese of Harbour Grace-Grand Falls on 22 February 1958 and again as the Diocese of Grand Falls on 30 October 1964.

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

John Dalton; Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1856.02.29 – death 1869.05.05)
Enrico Carfagnini, O.F.M. (1870.05.13 – 1880.02.27), next Bishop of Gallipoli (Italy) (1880.02.27 – retired 1898.03.24), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Cius (1898.03.24 – death 1904.02.12)
Ronald MacDonald (1881.05.24 – retired 1906.09.03), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Gortyna (1906.09.03 – death 1912.09.17)
John March (1906.09.04 – death 1940.01.12)
John Michael O'Neill (1940.01.12 – 1958.02.22 see below)

Suffragan Bishops of Harbour Grace–Grand Falls

John Michael O'Neill (see above 1958.02.22 – 1964.10.30 see below), died 1974

Suffragan Bishops of Grand Falls

John Michael O'Neill (see above 1964.10.30 – 1972.11.23), died 1974
Alphonsus Liguori Penney (1972.11.23 – 1979.04.05), next Metropolitan Archbishop of St. John's, Newfoundland (Canada) (1979.04.05 – retired 1991.02.02)
Joseph Faber MacDonald (1980.01.11 – 1998.10.23), next Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada) (1998.10.23 – 2006.09.09); died 2012
Martin William Currie (2000.12.12 – 1 March 2011), also Apostolic Administrator of Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada) (2006.09.09 – 2007.05.08), Metropolitan Archbishop of St. John's, Newfoundland (Canada) (2007.10.18 – ...)
Robert Anthony Daniels (1 March 2011 - ...), previously Titular Bishop of Scebatiana (2004.09.21 – 2011.03.01) as Auxiliary Bishop of London (Ontario, Canada) (2004.09.21 – 2011.03.01).

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Brian Joseph Dunn, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario in 2008

Bibliography

"Diocese of Grand Falls". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 13 March 2007.

Sources and external links

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

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-The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls''' ({{lang-la|Dioecesis Grandfallensis/Grandicataractensis}}) (erected 29 February 1856, as the Diocese of Harbour Grace) is a suffragan of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland|Archdiocese of Saint John's, Newfoundland]]. It was renamed as the Diocese of Harbour Grace-Grand Falls on 22 February 1958 then as the '''Diocese of Grand Falls''' on 30 Oct 1964.
+The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls''' ({{langx|la|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 [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland|Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland]].
+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.
-==Ordinaries==
-*[[John Dalton (bishop)|John Dalton]] (1856 - 1869)
-*[[Enrico Carfagnini]], O.F.M. (1870 - 1880)
-*[[Ronald MacDonald (bishop)|Ronald MacDonald]] (1881 - 1906)
-*[[John March (bishop)|John March]] (1906 - 1940)
-*[[John Michael O'Neill]] (1940 - 1972)
-*[[Alphonsus Liguori Penney]] (1972 - 1979)
-*[[Joseph Faber MacDonald]] (1980 - 1998)
-*[[Martin William Currie]] (2000 - )
+== History ==
-==External links and references==
+*  Established on 1856.02.29 as '''Diocese of Harbour Grace''' / Portus Gratiæ (Latin) on territory split off from the [[Archdiocese of St. John's]].
-*[http://www.rcdiocesegrandfalls.ca/ Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls] ''official site''
+* Lost territories repeatedly: on 1870.09.16 to establish [[Apostolic Prefecture of Placentia]] and on 1945.07.13 to establish [[Apostolic Vicariate of Labrador]].
+* It was renamed as the '''Diocese of Harbour Grace-Grand Falls''' on 22 February 1958 and again as the '''Diocese of Grand Falls''' on 30 October 1964.
+== Statistics ==
+As per 2014, it pastorally served 40,900 Catholics (20.7% of 197,400 total) on 42,368&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> 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''
+*[[John Dalton (bishop)|John Dalton]]; [[Friars Minor]] (O.F.M.) (1856.02.29 – death 1869.05.05)
+*[[Enrico Carfagnini]], O.F.M. (1870.05.13 – 1880.02.27), next Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallipoli|Gallipoli]] (Italy) (1880.02.27 – retired 1898.03.24), emeritate as [[Titular Archbishop]] of [[Cius]] (1898.03.24 – death 1904.02.12)
+*[[Ronald MacDonald (bishop)|Ronald MacDonald]] (1881.05.24 – retired 1906.09.03), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of [[Gortyna]] (1906.09.03 – death 1912.09.17)
+*[[John March (bishop)|John March]] (1906.09.04 – death 1940.01.12)
+*[[John Michael O'Neill]] (1940.01.12 – 1958.02.22 ''see below'')
+;''Suffragan Bishops of Harbour Grace–Grand Falls''
+*[[John Michael O'Neill]] (''see above'' 1958.02.22 – 1964.10.30 ''see below''), died 1974
+;''Suffragan Bishops of Grand Falls''
+*[[John Michael O'Neill]] (''see above'' 1964.10.30 – 1972.11.23), died 1974
+*[[Alphonsus Liguori Penney]] (1972.11.23 – 1979.04.05), next Metropolitan Archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland|St. John's, Newfoundland]] (Canada) (1979.04.05 – retired 1991.02.02)
+*[[Joseph Faber MacDonald]] (1980.01.11 – 1998.10.23), next Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John, New Brunswick]] (Canada) (1998.10.23 – 2006.09.09); died 2012
+*[[Martin William Currie]] (2000.12.12 – 1 March 2011), also [[Apostolic Administrator]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John, New Brunswick]] (Canada) (2006.09.09 – 2007.05.08), Metropolitan Archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland|St. John's, Newfoundland]] (Canada) (2007.10.18 – ...)
+*[[Robert Anthony Daniels]] (1 March 2011 - ...), previously [[Titular Bishop]] of [[Scebatiana]] (2004.09.21 – 2011.03.01) as [[Auxiliary Bishop]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of London, Ontario|London]] (Ontario, Canada) (2004.09.21 – 2011.03.01).
+===Other priest of this diocese who became bishop===
+* [[Brian Joseph Dunn]], appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario in 2008
+== Bibliography ==
 *{{cite web|title = Diocese of Grand Falls|work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgrfl.html|accessdate=2007-03-13}}
+== Sources and external links==
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Roman Catholic Diocese Of Grand Falls}}
-[[Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of St. John's, Newfoundland|Grand Falls]]
+* [https://www.rcdioceseofgfnl.org/ Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls site]
+* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/gran3.htm GCatholic with Google map and satellite photo]
+* [http://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS-56-1964-ocr.pdf Acta Apostolicae Sedis with the decree renaming the diocese]
+{{R-C provinces in Canada}}
+{{coord|48.9294|N|55.6601|W|source:wikidata|display=title}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Grand Falls, Roman Catholic Diocese}}
+[[Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of St. John's, Newfoundland]]
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+[[Category:1856 establishments in North America]]
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+[[Category:1856 establishments in the British Empire]]
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+[[Category:19th-century establishments in Newfoundland]]
+[[Category:1856 establishments in Canada]]
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+{{Canada-RC-diocese-stub}}
-[[de:Bistum Grand Falls]]
-[[it:Diocesi di Grand Falls]]
-[[ru:Епархия Гранд-Фолса]]
-[[sl:Škofija Grand Falls]]

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