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Diocese Of Charlottetown
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown ( la, 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. Its seat is the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Dunstan, located in downtown Charlottetown. History Early history Then known as ''Île Saint-Jean'', the island was initially part of the vast Diocese of Quebec. In the spring of 1721, René-Charles de Breslay and Marie-Anselme de Metivier, priests of the Society of Saint Sulpice, arrived at the Acadian settlement of Port-LaJoye and built a small church dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist. It was then handed-over to Franciscans priests from Louisbourg (in modern-day Nova Scotia) two years later. By 1752, four more smal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Halifax–Yarmouth
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth ( la, Archidioecesis Halifaxiensis-Yarmuthensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the civil province of Nova Scotia. The archdiocese has both a cathedral, St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax), St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica, in Halifax, and a co-cathedral St. Ambrose Co-Cathedral, in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Yarmouth. Its current diocesan ordinary is Archbishop Brian Dunn. History On territory originally a part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, Diocese of Quebec, including the whole of Nova Scotia, the future diocese of Halifax was established on 4 September 1817 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Nova Scotia, a pre-diocesan jurisdiction entitled to a titular bishop and exempt, i.e., directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province. It was promoted to a bishopric on 15 February 1842 and on 22 September 1844 lost territory to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arichat, now (as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
