Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Antigonish, Diocese of

ANTIGONISH, DIOCESI DI

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ANTIGONISH, DIOCESE of. - In Nova Scotia, Canada, a suffragan diocese of Halifax.

On Sept. 21, 1844, the diocese of Nova Scotia, that is, Halifax (erected on Feb. 15, 1842), was split in order to constitute the diocese of Arichat. On Aug. 23, 1886, the latter was transferred to A. and currently comprises the counties of A., Cape Breton, Guysborough, Inverness, Pictou, Richmond and Victoria. Statistics: 102,183 Catholics, out of a total of 256,000 inhabitants; 119 parishes and 148 diocesan priests.

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BIBL.: Arch. of the S. Congregation of Propaganda Fide: Acta, vol. 207 (1844), pp. 225-67; J. C. Mac Millan, The Early History of the Catholic Church in Prince Edward Island, Quebec 1905; A. Mac Donald, s. v. in The Cath. Doc., I, ed. 19, 1936, p. 602; Le Canada ecclésiastique, Montréal 1939, pp. 434-41; The Official Catholic Directory for 1939, New York 1939, part 37, pp. 61-63.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), coll. 1443–1450.

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“Antigonish, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, coll. 1443–1450. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/antigonish-diocesi-di.

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“Antigonish, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, coll. 1443–1450. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/antigonish-diocesi-di.

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  author    = {Redazione},
  title     = {Antigonish, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {1443--1450},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/antigonish-diocesi-di}
}

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