Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Canadensis) (erected 30 September 1842, as the Diocese of Saint John in America) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Moncton. It was renamed on 15 November 1924.

Diocese of Saint John in New Brunswick Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Canadensis Diocèse de Saint-Jean au Nouveau-Brunswick
catholic
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Moncton
Headquarters	Saint John, New Brunswick
Coordinates	45°16′48″N 66°03′25″W
Statistics
Area	60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2020) 331,800 132,600 (40.0%)
Parishes	58
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	September 30, 1842; 182 years ago (1842-09-30)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saints	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Saint Patrick
Secular priests	60
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Christian Riesbeck
Bishops emeritus	Robert Harris
Website
www.dioceseofsaintjohn.org
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Bishops

Ordinaries

• William Dollard (1842–1851)
• Thomas Louis Connolly, O.F.M.Cap. (1852–1859), appointed Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia
• John Sweeny (1859–1901)
• Timothy Casey (1901–1912), appointed Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia
• Edward Alfred Le Blanc (1912–1935)
• Patrick Albert Bray, C.I.M. (1936–1953)
• Alfred Bertram Leverman (1953–1968)
• Joseph Neil MacNeil (1969–1973), appointed Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta
• Arthur Joseph Gilbert (1974–1986)
• Joseph Edward Troy (1986–1997)
• Joseph Faber MacDonald, C.S.C. (1998–2006)
• Martin William Currie (2006–2007)
• Robert Harris (2007–2019)
• Christian Riesbeck, CC (2019-)

Coadjutor bishops

• Timothy Casey (1899–1901)
• Joseph Edward Troy (1984–1986)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• William Mark Duke, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1928

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1860		Diocese of Chatham
1936	Diocese of Chatham	Archdiocese of Moncton