Roman Catholic Diocese of Arichat
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Diocese of Antigonish Dioecesis Antigonicensis |
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Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Antigonish
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| Location | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Halifax |
| Population - Catholics |
129,905 (56.4%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | August 23, 1886 |
| Cathedral | St. Ninian's Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Brian Dunn |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Archbishop of Halifax |
| Emeritus Bishops | Colin Campbell |
| Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish (Latin: Dioecesis Antigonicensis) is a Latin Rite diocese in Nova Scotia, Canada.
It had been established on 22 September 1844, on territory split off from the Diocese of Halifax, under the name of Roman Catholic Diocese of Arichat, having its first cathedral (now Église Notre Dame de l’Assomption) in that natural port town, Arichat.
On 23 August 1886, it was renamed as Diocese of Antigonish, where it got its present episcopal see, St. Ninian's Cathedral.
On August 7, 2009, Bishop Raymond Lahey announced that the Diocese of Antigonish had reached a $15 million settlement in a class action lawsuit filed by 125 victims of sexual abuse by Hugh Vincent MacDonald and other diocese priests dating from 1950 to 2009. On September 26, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Raymond Lahey, one day after a warrant was issued for his arrest by the Ottawa Police Service relating to child pornography charges (cf. sexual abuse scandal in Antigonish diocese). The bishop pleaded guilty to child pornography charges and was jailed.
Archbishop Anthony Mancini of the Archdiocese of Halifax was named the Apostolic Administrator effective September 26, 2009, and remained in that position until the installation of Brian Dunn on January 25, 2010.
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