Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown

Diocese of Charlottetown

*Dioecesis Carolinapolitana*

Diocèse de Charlottetown
Sgìre-easbaig Bhaile Shearlot
Diocese of Charlottetown; Dioecesis Carolinapolitana; Diocèse de Charlottetown; Sgìre-easbaig Bhaile Shearlot
Catholic
	Cathedral–Basilica of Saint Dunstan
Location
Country	Canada
Territory	Prince Edward Island
Ecclesiastical region	Atlantic
Ecclesiastical province	Halifax–Yarmouth
Headquarters	Catholic Centre; #350 North River Rd., Charlottetown, PE C1A 7L9
Statistics
Area	5,686 km2 (2,195 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2021 ); 159,713; 68,150 (42.7%)
Parishes	52
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	August 11, 1829
Cathedral	Cathedral–Basilica of Saint Dunstan
Patron saint	Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury
Secular priests	39
Language	English and French
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Andrzej Dabrowski, CSMA
Metropolitan Archbishop	Brian Joseph Dunn
Bishops emeritus	James Hector MacDonald, CSC; Richard John Grecco;
Website
	www.dioceseofcharlottetown.com
	All current statistics are based from updated data taken by Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown (Latin: Dioecesis Carolinapolitana) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Canada. It is a suffragan diocese comprising the entire province of Prince Edward Island.

Originally carved from the Archdiocese of Quebec on August 11, 1829, it was then transferred to the Archdiocese of Halifax–Yarmouth on May 4, 1852. It is the second-oldest English-speaking diocese in Canada.^[2]

Its seat is the Cathedral–Basilica of Saint Dunstan, located at Great George Street in downtown Charlottetown.

^ All current statistics are based from updated data taken by Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
^ MacMillan, J.C. (1908). "Diocese of Charlottetown" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company.