Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls (erected 29 February 1856, as the Diocese of Harbour Grace) is a suffragan of the 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. It has 38,300 Catholics, 30 priests, and 20 religious.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada....
. 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.
Ordinaries
- John DaltonJohn Dalton (bishop)John Dalton was a Franciscan priest and Roman Catholic Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland from 1856 to 1869.-References:...
(1856 - 1869) - Enrico CarfagniniEnrico CarfagniniEnrico Carfagnini was an Italian Franciscan, Roman Catholic priest, educator, and Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland from 1870 to 1880. He was also Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy.-References:...
, O.F.M. (1870 - 1880) - Ronald MacDonaldRonald MacDonald (bishop)Ronald MacDonald was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, educator, and Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland from 1881 to 1906. In 1906, he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Gortyna.-References:...
(1881 - 1906) - John March (1906 - 1940)
- John Michael O'Neill (1940 - 1972)
- Alphonsus Liguori PenneyAlphonsus Liguori PenneyArchbishop Alphonsus Liguori Penney is a Canadian Roman Catholic priest who was Archbishop of St.John's from 1979-1991.-Sexual abuse scandal:...
(1972 - 1979) - Joseph Faber MacDonald (1980 - 1998)
- Martin William CurrieMartin William CurrieMartin William Currie is a Roman Catholic prelate. He is currently serving as the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland. Until March 1, 2011, when Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation as Bishop there, he was the Bishop of Grand Falls.-Life:Archbishop Currie was...
(2000 - 1 Mar 2011); retired - Robert Anthony DanielsRobert Anthony DanielsAnthony Daniels is a Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop in the incoming Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada, succeeding Archbishop Martin Currie, 67, who had been the Bishop of the diocese in addition to being Archbishop of his own archdiocese, the Roman...
(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