Diocese of Antigonish

Diocese of Antigonish

Dioecesis Antigonicensis
Coat of arms
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical provinceHalifax–Yarmouth
Statistics
Area18,800 km2 (7,300 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2020)
  • 220,300
  • 124,400 ( 56.5%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedAugust 23, 1886
CathedralSt. Ninian's Cathedral
Secular priests74
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopWayne Joseph Kirkpatrick
Metropolitan ArchbishopBrian Joseph Dunn
Map
Website
www.antigonishdiocese.com

The Diocese of Antigonish (Latin: Dioecesis Antigonicensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Nova Scotia, Canada. Its current diocesan ordinary is Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick.