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Diocese of Bathurst
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Latin rite diocese in northern New Brunswick, erected in 1860 as the Diocese of Chatham and renamed Bathurst in 1938. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Moncton and is led by Bishop Michel Proulx, appointed in 2023.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Michel Proulx, O.Praem.
- Latin name
- Bathursten(sis) in Canada
- Established
- 1860
- Cathedral
- Sacred Heart Cathedral
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Moncton (Archdiocese of Moncton)
- Catholics
- 97,000
- Chancery
- Evêché, C.P. 460, 645 avenue Murray, Bathurst, NB e2a 3z4, Canada
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Gaspé 160 km
- Diocese of Grand Falls 170 km
- Diocese of Moncton 181 km
- Diocese of Edmundston 203 km
- Diocese of Rimouski 233 km
- Diocese of Charlottetown 245 km
Parishes near the see
- Sacred Heart Cathedral · Bathurst <1 km
- Holy Family · Bathurst <1 km
- Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire · Bathurst <1 km
- Parish of The Good Shepherd 1 km
- Saint-Nom-de-Jésus · Beresford 9 km
- Sainte-Thérèse-d'Avila · Robertville 13 km
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Sources: official site + Catholic-Hierarchy + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001000852 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08