Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown
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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.
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Diocese of Charlottetown Dioecesis Carolinapolitana Diocèse de Charlottetown Sgìre-easbaig Bhaile Shearlot | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Prince Edward Island |
Ecclesiastical region | Atlantic |
Ecclesiastical province | Halifax–Yarmouth |
Headquarters | Catholic Centre #350 North River Rd., Charlottetown, PE C1A 7L9 |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,686 km2 (2,195 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021 [1]) 159,713 68,150 (42.7%) |
Parishes | 52 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | August 11, 1829; 194 years ago (1829-08-11) |
Cathedral | Cathedral–Basilica of Saint Dunstan |
Patron saint | Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury |
Secular priests | 39 |
Language | English and French |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph Andrzej Dabrowski, CSMA |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Brian Joseph Dunn |
Bishops emeritus |
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Website | |
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All current statistics are based from updated data taken by Catholic-Hierarchy.org. |
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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.