The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of

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that includes part of the Province of New Brunswick. Its suffragan dioceses are Bathurst in Canada,

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, and

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. On Friday, June 15, 2012, according to the English translation of the

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accepted the resignation from the governance of the Archdiocese of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, presented by

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André Richard, C.S.C., in accordance with

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. Pope Benedict appointed

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Valéry Vienneau as the Metropolitan Archbishop-elect of Moncton to succeed Archbishop Emeritus Richard; Archbishop-elect Vienneau until his appointment had been the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bathurst, a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese based in the city of

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As of 2004, the archdiocese contained 48 parishes, 44 active diocesan priests, 26 religious priests, and 108,000 Catholics. It also had 291 Women Religious, 47 Religious Brothers, and 1 permanent deacon.

Bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Moncton and their terms of service: *

Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson (March 23, 1879 – October 23, 1941) was a Canadian priest and the first Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, he was of Acadian descent on his father's side. Melanson moved to New ...

(1936–1941) *Norbert Robichaud (1942–1972) *Donat Chiasson (1972–1995) *Ernest Léger (1996–2002) *André Richard (2002–2012) *Valéry Vienneau (since 2012)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Albini LeBlanc, appointed Bishop of Hearst, Ontario in 1940 *

Daniel Joseph Bohan Daniel Joseph Bohan (November 8, 1941 – January 15, 2016) was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church and the Archbishop of the Regina Archdiocese. Prior to his appointment to Regina, Archbishop Bohan was Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, and a p ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario in 2003

References

External links

Archdiocese of Moncton page at catholichierarchy.org
Catholic Church in New Brunswick Albert County, New Brunswick Kent County, New Brunswick Northumberland County, New Brunswick Westmorland County, New Brunswick Organizations based in Moncton 1936 establishments in New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-stub