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Archdiocese of Halifax-YarmouthArchidioecesis Halifaxiensis-Yarmuthensis |
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Nova Scotia | |||
4 July 1817 | Erected | Diocese of Québec | Vicariate Apostolic of Nova Scotia (erected) |
4 September 1829 | Territory Added | Archdiocese of Québec (Cape Breton) | Vicariate Apostolic of Nova Scotia |
Diocese of Halifax | |||
15 February 1842 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Nova Scotia | Diocese of Halifax (erected) (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese) |
22 September 1844 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Halifax (Counties of Cape Breton, Victoria, Inverness, and Richmond on Cape Breton Island, and the Counties of Guysborough, Antigonish, and Pictou on the mainland) | Diocese of Arichat (erected) |
Archdiocese of Halifax | |||
4 May 1852 | Elevated | Diocese of Halifax | Archdiocese of Halifax |
19 February 1953 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Halifax (Bermuda Islands) | Prefecture Apostolic of Bermuda Islands (erected) |
6 July 1953 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Halifax (Kings, Annapolis, Bigby, Yarmouth, and Shelburne) | Diocese of Yarmouth (erected) |
Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth | |||
22 October 2009 | United | Archdiocese of Halifax
Diocese of Yarmouth | Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Archdiocese of Halifax | ||||||||||||
1950 | 83,500 | 462,000 | 18.1% | 97 | 52 | 149 | 560 | 26 | 865 | 62 | ap1951 | |
1966 | 88,000 | 375,000 | 23.5% | 86 | 40 | 126 | 698 | 45 | 800 | 49 | ap1967 | |
1968 | 120,000 | 450,000 | 26.7% | 90 | 45 | 135 | 888 | 47 | 580 | 50 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 112,040 | 414,663 | 27.0% | 75 | 25 | 100 | 1,120 | 3 | 26 | 440 | 47 | ap1977 |
1980 | 107,800 | 401,000 | 26.9% | 73 | 29 | 102 | 1,056 | 6 | 32 | 440 | 51 | ap1981 |
1990 | 140,640 | 496,800 | 28.3% | 72 | 26 | 98 | 1,435 | 23 | 27 | 382 | 53 | ap1991 |
1999 | 155,000 | 658,170 | 23.6% | 64 | 21 | 85 | 1,823 | 26 | 22 | 304 | 53 | ap2000 |
2000 | 155,000 | 634,100 | 24.4% | 64 | 20 | 84 | 1,845 | 26 | 21 | 292 | 53 | ap2001 |
2001 | 155,000 | 517,833 | 29.9% | 63 | 21 | 84 | 1,845 | 25 | 23 | 287 | 53 | ap2002 |
2002 | 155,000 | 517,833 | 29.9% | 69 | 22 | 91 | 1,703 | 25 | 24 | 290 | 54 | ap2003 |
2003 | 155,000 | 540,922 | 28.7% | 58 | 25 | 83 | 1,867 | 24 | 27 | 209 | 54 | ap2004 |
2004 | 155,000 | 540,821 | 28.7% | 60 | 23 | 83 | 1,867 | 24 | 25 | 264 | 52 | ap2005 |
2006 | 161,125 | 564,583 | 28.5% | 64 | 16 | 80 | 2,014 | 28 | 17 | 243 | 53 | ap2007 |
Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth | ||||||||||||
2010 | 207,900 | 733,300 | 28.4% | 76 | 19 | 95 | 2,188 | 34 | 20 | 214 | 71 | ap2011 |
2013 | 197,200 | 733,000 | 26.9% | 70 | 17 | 87 | 2,266 | 37 | 17 | 172 | 69 | ap2014 |
2016 | 202,390 | 757,224 | 26.7% | 62 | 15 | 77 | 2,628 | 43 | 15 | 135 | 66 | ap2017 |
2019 | 209,900 | 785,300 | 26.7% | 62 | 12 | 74 | 2,836 | 43 | 12 | 95 | 66 | ap2020 |
2021 | 215,880 | 807,605 | 26.7% | 58 | 7 | 65 | 3,321 | 41 | 7 | 87 | 66 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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