Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls
Diocese of Grand Falls Dioecesis Grandfallensis/Grandicataractensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 Oct 1964 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Robert Anthony Daniels (2011 - present) |
| Website | |
| rcdiocesegrandfalls.ca | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls (Template:Lang-la) (erected 29 February 1856, as the Diocese of Harbour Grace) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of St. 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. It has 38,300 Catholics, 30 priests, and 20 religious.[clarification needed]
Ordinaries
- John Dalton (1856 - 1869)
- Enrico Carfagnini, O.F.M. (1870 - 1880)
- Ronald MacDonald (1881 - 1906)
- John March (1906 - 1940)
- John Michael O'Neill (1940 - 1972)
- Alphonsus Liguori Penney (1972 - 1979)
- Joseph Faber MacDonald (1980 - 1998)
- Martin William Currie (2000 - 1 Mar 2011); retired
- Robert Anthony Daniels (1 Mar 2011 - present); previously, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of London, Ontario
External links and references
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls official site
- "Diocese of Grand Falls". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
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