Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VI, 1951 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Harbor Grace, Diocese of

HARBOR GRACE, DIOCESI DI

By Enrico Josi

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Also known as: Diocese of Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace

HARBOR GRACE, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese on the island of Newfoundland, erected by Pope Pius IX on 10 February 1856. It comprises the bays of Conception, Trinity, Bonavista, Notre Dame and White, with part of the Labrador coast.

The diocese has an area of 20,000 sq. km. and a population of 145,000 inhabitants, of whom 25,000 are Catholics (1949). It has 24 parishes served by 28 diocesan priests; it has a seminary. The first bishop of the diocese was Msgr. J. Dalton, consecrated on 12 May 1856 and d. in 1869. The Cathedral is dedicated to St. John; the diocese is a suffragan of St. John's, Newfoundland.

Bibliography

BIBL.: F. D. Mc Carthy, s. v. in Cath. Enc., VII, pp. 133-134, and Supplement, p. 362.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), col. 1362.

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Josi, Enrico. “Harbor Grace, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, col. 1362. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/harbor-grace-diocesi-di.

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Josi, Enrico. “Harbor Grace, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 1362. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/harbor-grace-diocesi-di.

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  title     = {Harbor Grace, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VI},
  pages     = {1362},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
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