The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador ( la, Dioecesis Riviangulanensis-Labradorensis) (erected 9 May 1870, as the Prefecture Apostolic of Western Newfoundland) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland. It was re-erected as an apostolic vicariate on 28 April 1892 and as the Diocese of Saint George's on 18 February 1904. The

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Corner Brook Corner Brook ( 2021 population: 19,333 CA 29,762) is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Corner Brook is the fifth largest settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

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In 2007, the diocese was expanded and the name was changed from "St. George's" to "Corner Brook and Labrador". This was done by incorporating nearly the entirety of the Diocese of Labrador into the Diocese of St. George. The Diocese of Labrador had been predominantly cared for by the

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since 1847 but their mission in Labrador came to an end when Fr. Chris Rushton, the last Oblate to leave, departed in 2013. In 2007, the Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help in the diocese was decreed a basilica. The Basilica was the cathedral of the former

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(1885 - 1895), appointed Bishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland *

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(1895 - 1910), appointed Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia *

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(1986 - 2003), appointed Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia *

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, O.M.I. (2003 - September 2010), appointed Bishop of

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(1 March 2011 - Dec 12, 2018); had been an Auxiliary Bishop of the

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, Ontario; appointed Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland *

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Corner Brook and Labrador Diocese, Newfoundland
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''Apostolic Constitution creating the diocese'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Roman Catholic Diocese Of Corner Brook And Labrador Corner Brook and Labrador Corner Brook and Labrador Corner Brook and Labrador Organizations based in Newfoundland and Labrador Corner Brook

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