Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland
Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland Archidioecesis Sancti Ioannis Terrae Novae | |
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Basilica of St. John the Baptist, the archdiocesan cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 May 1784; 241 years ago |
| Cathedral | Basilica of St. John the Baptist |
| Patron saint | St. John the Baptist |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Peter Hundt |
| Suffragans | Robert Anthony Daniels Bishop of Grand Falls Bart van Roijen Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador |
| Bishops emeritus | Martin William Currie |
| Website | |
| rcsj.org | |
The Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Ioannis Terrae Novae) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is the metropolitan of an ecclesiastical province with two suffragan dioceses: Grand Falls and Corner Brook and Labrador. The current archbishop is the Most Reverend Peter Hundt. The Archdiocese of St. John's is the oldest Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in English-speaking North America.
The Basilica of St. John the Baptist is the cathedral of the archdiocese. The building sits within the St. John's Ecclesiastical District, a National Historic District of Canada.