Diocese of

Bathurst

Canada

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Bathurst / Bathurst in Canada / Bathursten(sis) in Canada (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Moncton

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathédrale Sacré-Cœur, Bathurst, New Brunswick

Churches by City (59)

Edmundston (↙), Rimouski (←), Gaspé (↑), Saint John, New Brunswick (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop:

vacant

Ordinaries

Bishops of Bathurst (Roman Rite)

Bishop Daniel Jodoin (65)
(2013.01.22 – 2022.10.18)

Bishop of Nicolet (Canada)

Caritas in veritate

Born:	1957.03.02 (Granby, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1992.10.03
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.04.25

Bishop of Bathurst (Canada) (2013.01.22 – 2022.10.18)

Bishop of Nicolet (Canada) (2022.10.18 – ...)

Bishop Valéry Vienneau (75) (later Archbishop)
(2002.07.03 – 2012.06.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Moncton (Canada)

Ut videntes Jesum

Born:	1947.10.13 (Cap-Pelé, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1982.08.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2002.10.08

Bishop of Bathurst (Canada) (2002.07.03 – 2012.06.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Moncton (Canada) (2012.06.15 – ...)

Bishop André Richard, C.S.C. (85) (later Archbishop)
(1989.05.20 – 2002.03.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Moncton (Canada)

La Croix est mon unique espérance

Born:	1937.06.30 (Saint-Ignace, NB, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1963.02.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1989.08.09

Bishop of Bathurst (Canada) (1989.05.20 – 2002.03.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Moncton (Canada) (2002.03.16 – 2012.06.15)

Bishop Arsène Richard
(1985.11.15 – 1989.01.06)

Born:	1935.05.09 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1960.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1986.02.05
Died:	1989.01.06 († 53)

Bishop of Bathurst (Canada) (1985.11.15 – 1989.01.06)

Bishop Edgar Godin
(1969.06.09 – 1985.04.06)

Born:	1911.05.31 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1941.06.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1969.07.25
Died:	1985.04.06 († 73)

Bishop of Bathurst (Canada) (1969.06.09 – 1985.04.06)

Bishop Camille-André LeBlanc
(1942.07.25 – 1969.01.08)

Born:	1898.08.25 (Barachois, PE, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1924.04.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1942.09.08
Died:	1993.08.19 († 94)

Bishop of Bathurst (Canada) (1942.07.25 – 1969.01.08)

Titular Bishop of Maxita (1969.01.08 – 1970.11.23)

Bishop Patrice-Alexandre Chiasson, C.I.M.
(1938.03.13 – 1942.01.31)

Born:	1867.11.26 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1898.06.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1917.10.18
Died:	1942.01.31 († 74)

Titular Bishop of Lydda (1917.07.27 – 1920.09.09)

Vicar Apostolic of Golfe Saint-Laurent (Canada) (1917.07.27 – 1920.09.09)

Bishop of Chatham (Canada) (1920.09.09 – 1938.03.13)

Bishop of Bathurst (Canada) (1938.03.13 – 1942.01.31)

Bishops of Chatham (Roman Rite)

Bishop Patrice-Alexandre Chiasson, C.I.M.
(1920.09.09 – 1938.03.13)

(see above)

Bishop Thomas Francis Barry
(1902.08.07 – 1920.01.19)

Ad Jesum per Mariam

Born:	1841.03.31 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1866.08.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1900.02.11
Died:	1920.01.19 († 78)

Titular Bishop of Thugga (1899.09.30 – 1902.08.07)

Coadjutor Bishop of Chatham (Canada) (1899.09.30 – 1902.08.07)

Bishop of Chatham (Canada) (1902.08.07 – 1920.01.19)

Bishop James Rogers
(1860.05.08 – 1902.08.07)

Pax et benedictio Dei

Born:	1826.07.11 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1851.07.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1860.08.15
Died:	1903.03.22 († 76)

Bishop of Chatham (Canada) (1860.05.08 – 1902.08.07)

Titular Bishop of Ombus (1903.01.26 – 1903.03.22)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Thomas Francis Barry (1899.09.30 – 1902.08.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Louis James O’Leary (1914.01.29 – 1920.09.10)

Contact Info

Address: Évêché, C.P. 460, avenue Murray, Bathurst, NB E2A 3Z4, Canada

Phone: +1 (506) 546-1420

Websites:

Statistics

Area: 18,770 km²

Population: 96,000 Catholics (96.3% of 99,701 total) (2020)

Statistics: 56 parishes, 27 priests (24 diocesan, 3 religious), 1 deacon, 118 lay religious (3 brothers, 115 sisters), 1 seminarian (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Assumption of Mary (August 15)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: May 15 (1938)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1860.05.08: Established as Diocese of Chatham / Chathamen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Saint John in America and became suffragan of Halifax)
1936.02.22: Lost territory to establish Metropolitan Archdiocese of Moncton and became suffragan of Moncton
1938.03.13: Renamed as Diocese of Bathurst / Bathurst in Canada / Bathursten(sis) in Canada (Latin)
1944.12.16: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Edmundston
1959: Lost territory to Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick
2008.11.11: Lost territory to Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick

Last updated on 2023.02.25

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