Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax–Yarmouth
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax–Yarmouth (Latin: Archidioecesis Halifaxiensis-Yarmuthensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the civil province of Nova Scotia.
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Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth Archidioecesis Halifaxiensis-Yarmuthensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Central Nova Scotia |
Ecclesiastical province | Halifax-Yarmouth |
Metropolitan | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Statistics | |
Area | 34,055 km2 (13,149 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 733,300 207,900 (28.4%) |
Parishes | 66[1] |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4 September 1817 |
Cathedral | St. Mary's Basilica |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Brian Joseph Dunn |
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The archdiocese has both a cathedral, St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica, in Halifax, and a co-cathedral St. Ambrose Co-Cathedral, in Yarmouth. Its current diocesan ordinary is Archbishop Brian Dunn.