ST. JOHN'S (NEWFOUNDLAND), ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the province of Newfoundland (Canada). The ecclesiastical province of St. John's, erected by Pius X on 8 February 1904, is composed of the archdiocese of St. John's and the dioceses of Harbour Grace and St. George's on the island of Newfoundland.

The diocese was erected by Pius IX on 4 June 1847, as a suffragan of Quebec. On 29 February 1856, Pius IX divided the diocese to form Harbour Grace, and on 16 September 1870 to elevate St. George's of Newfoundland to a diocese.

Originally St. John's comprised the whole island of Newfoundland, and when it became an apostolic vicariate, in 1796, there were only 6 priests in the entire territory. Today the total population is 102,000 inhabitants, of whom 60,000 are Catholics served by 55 priests. There are 37 churches, 75 missions, 3 colleges, 2 orphanages and 1 hospital.

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BIBL.: Pius IX, Apostolici numeris officium, 5 June 1847, in Ius Pontificium, vol. VI, p. 28; ed., Ex apostolica servitutis, 29 February 1856, ibid., p. 249; Pii X Acta, II, Rome 1903, pp. 167-68; Le Canada ecclésiastique 1950, Montréal 1950, pp. 640-42; M.F. Howley, St John's, in Cath. Enc., XIII, p. 356.

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