Diocese of Bathurst Dioecesis Bathurstensis in Canada Diocèse de Bathurst | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Ecclesiastical province | Moncton |
Coordinates | 47°37′04″N 65°39′19″W / 47.6179°N 65.6554°W |
Statistics | |
Area | 18,770 km2 (7,250 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 105,000 97,000 ( 92.4%) |
Parishes | 57 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
Secular priests | 41 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Michel Proulx (bishop) |
Website | |
diocesebathurst.com |
The Diocese of Bathurst (originally Diocese of Chatham) (Latin: Dioecesis Bathurstensis in Canada) is a Roman Catholic suffragan of the Archdiocese of Moncton. It has its cathedral episcopal see, Sacred Heart Cathedral, in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada.