Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls
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Diocese of Grand Falls Dioecesis Grandfallensis/Grandicataractensis |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | St. John's |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics |
37,200 (20.2%) |
| Parishes | 30 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 Oct 1964 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Robert Anthony Daniels |
| Website | |
| rcdiocesegrandfalls.ca | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls (Latin: Dioecesis Grandfallensis/Grandicataractensis) (erected 29 February 1856, as the Diocese of Harbour Grace) is a Latin suffragan in the Atlantic Canadian ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland.
The cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Grand Falls-Windsor, and it has a former Cathedral, also dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 40,900 Catholics (20.7% of 197,400 total) on 42,368 km² in 30 parishes and 43 missions with 29 priests (diocesan), 1 deacon and 15 lay religious sisters.
(all Roman Rite)
Coordinates: 48°55′46″N 55°39′36″W / 48.9294°N 55.6601°W
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