Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown

Diocese of Charlottetown

Dioecesis Carolinapolitana

Diocèse de Charlottetown
Sgìre-easbaig Bhaile Shearlot
Catholic
Cathedral–Basilica of Saint Dunstan
Location
Country Canada
Territory Prince Edward Island
Ecclesiastical regionAtlantic
Ecclesiastical provinceNova Scotia Halifax–Yarmouth
HeadquartersCatholic Centre
#350 North River Rd., Charlottetown, PE C1A 7L9
Statistics
Area5,686 km2 (2,195 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021 [1])
159,713
68,150 (42.7%)
Parishes52
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedAugust 11, 1829; 195 years ago (1829-08-11)
CathedralCathedral–Basilica of Saint Dunstan
Patron saintDunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury
Secular priests39
LanguageEnglish and French
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Andrzej Dabrowski, CSMA
Metropolitan ArchbishopBrian Joseph Dunn
Bishops emeritus
Website
www.dioceseofcharlottetown.com
All current statistics are based from updated data taken by Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown (Latin: Dioecesis Carolinapolitana) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Canada. It is a suffragan diocese comprising the entire province of Prince Edward Island.

Originally carved from the Archdiocese of Quebec on August 11, 1829, it was then transferred to the Archdiocese of Halifax–Yarmouth on May 4, 1852. It is the second-oldest English-speaking diocese in Canada.[2]

Its seat is the Cathedral–Basilica of Saint Dunstan, located at Great George Street in downtown Charlottetown.

  1. ^ All current statistics are based from updated data taken by Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  2. ^ MacMillan, J.C. (1908). "Diocese of Charlottetown" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company.