Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish

Diocese of Antigonish

Dioecesis Antigonicensis
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical provinceHalifax
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 ArchbishopArchbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth
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.