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Diocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland
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Metropolitan archdiocese established as a prefecture apostolic in 1784 and raised to an archdiocese in 1904, the oldest Catholic jurisdiction in English-speaking North America. It is the metropolitan see for the province of St. John's with suffragans Grand Falls and Corner Brook and Labrador, and is led by Archbishop Peter Hundt. Note: listed in the input as a diocese, but it is in fact an archdiocese.
- Archbishop
- Peter Joseph Hundt
- Latin name
- Sancti Ioannis Terrae Novae
- Erected
- 4 June 1847 (origins 1784)
- Cathedral
- Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
- Patron
- Saint John the Baptist
- Rank
- Metropolitan See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- St. John's, Newfoundland
- Catholics
- 120,135
- Chancery
- Chancery Office, 200 Military Road, St. John's, NL a1c 2e8, Canada
- Telephone
- Tel. [709]726-9197
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador 422 km
- Diocese of Antigonish 741 km
- Diocese of Valleyfield 774 km
- Diocese of Charlottetown 804 km
- Diocese of Gaspé 883 km
- Diocese of Halifax–Yarmouth 897 km
Parishes near the see
- Basilica of St. John the Baptist · St. John's <1 km
- Divine Mercy Parish · St. John's <1 km
- St. Teresa's Parish · St. John's <1 km
- Our Lady Queen of Families Parish · Mount Pearl 8 km
- Holy Trinity Parish · Torbay 11 km
- St. Kevin's Parish · Goulds 13 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488,annuario · Annuario code 001002819 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08