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.
Diocese of Grand Falls Dioecesis Grandfallensis | |
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 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 | |
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 edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
Ordinaries edit
(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 edit
- Brian Joseph Dunn, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario in 2008
Bibliography edit
- "Diocese of Grand Falls". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
Sources and external links edit
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls site
- GCatholic with Google map and satellite photo
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis with the decree renaming the diocese
48°55′46″N 55°39′36″W / 48.9294°N 55.6601°W
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