Diocese of Antigonish Dioecesis Antigonicensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Ecclesiastical province | Halifax |
Statistics | |
Area | 18,800 km2 (7,300 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 220,300 124,400 ( 56.5%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | August 23, 1886 |
Cathedral | St. Ninian's Cathedral |
Secular priests | 74 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth |
Website | |
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The Diocese of Antigonish (Latin: Dioecesis Antigonicensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Nova Scotia, Canada. Its current diocesan ordinary is Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick.