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. James Rogers was appointed the first bishop and consecrated 15 August in the same year. On his arrival at Chatham, Bishop Rogers found only seven priests to attend an immense stretch of country. During his episcopate of forty-two years, the diocese greatly expanded; by the time he resigned on 7 August, 1902, he left a diocese of 47 parishes and 51 priests. On the resignation of Bishop Rogers, Thomas Francis Barry, consecrated titular Bishop of Thugga and

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of Chatham, on 7 August, 1902, succeeded to the See of Chatham. The steady march of development, facility of communication, and immigration, required the formation of new parishes each year; by 1908 the diocese contained 57 churches with resident priests and 25 missions with churches. The Catholic population in 1908 numbered about 66,000; a large percentage of which is French Acadian by descent and language. At the time, the secular clergy numbered 65 priests, with 5 theological students, and the regular 31 priests and 7 brothers. Sisters, numbering about 200, of several religious congregations, were in charge of various institutions. There were 8 parochial schools with about 1000 pupils, one classical college (at

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) for boys, directed by the Eudist Fathers, with 130 pupils, and 3 schools taught by Sisters under the Government School Law, with about 400 pupils. Two orphan asylums supported 100 orphans, and 4 hospitals are directed by the Hospital Sisters of St. Joseph, among them the government hospital for lepers at Tracadie. The Trappist Fathers and the Trappistine Sisters, expelled from France, have opened monasteries in the parish of Rogersville. Bishop Thomas Barry served as Bishop of Chatham until 1920, when he was succeeded by Patrice Chiasson, who moved the see to the francophone settlement of

Bathurst Bathurst may refer to: People * Bathurst (surname) * Bathurst Bellers Mann (1858–1948), Irish-born rugby union player in Wales * Bathurst Peachy (1893–1953), American college head baseball coach Places and jurisdictions Australia * Bat ...

. The diocese was renamed as such in 1938, before The next appointment in 1920 was a French speaker. By this time the French were in a majority in the diocese, and Bishop Patrice Chiasson decided to move his headquarters to Bathurst, a majority French-speaking area. The move was complete in 1938 and it was renamed on 13 March 1938.

Territorial losses

Bishops

Bishops of the diocese

* James Rogers (1860 - 1902) *

Thomas Francis Barry Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...

(1902 - 1920) *

Patrice Alexandre Chiasson Patrice is a given name meaning ''noble'' or '' patrician'', related to the names Patrick and Patricia. In English, Patrice is often a feminine first name. In French, it is used as a masculine first name. Popularity In the United States, the popul ...

,

C.I.M. The Congregation of Jesus and Mary (), abbreviated CIM or (CJM) also known as the Eudists (Latin: ''Congregatio Eudistarum''), is a society of apostolic life of Pontifical Right for men in the Catholic Church. It was established on March 25, 16 ...

(1920 - 1942) * Camille-André Le Blanc (1942 - 1969) *

Edgar Godin Edgar is a commonly used masculine English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Edgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the Late Middle Ages; it was, however, ...

(1969 - 1985) *

Arsène Richard Arsène is a masculine French given name. It is derived from the Latin name ''Arsenius'', the Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀρσἐνιος (''Arsenios''), which means "male, virile". It has also been used as a surname. It may refer to: Gi ...

(1985 - 1989) * André Richard, C.S.C. (1989 - 2002), appointed Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick *

Valéry Vienneau Valery () is a male given name and occasional surname. It is derived from the Latin name ''Valerius''. The Slavic given name Valeriy or Valeri is prevalent in Russia and derives directly from the Latin. Given name * Valery Afanassiev, Russian pia ...

(2002 - 2012), appointed Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick *Daniel Jodoin (2013 - 2022), appointed, Bishop of Nicolet, Québec

Coadjutor bishop

*

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(1899-1902)

Auxiliary bishop

* Louis James O'Leary (1914-1920), appointed Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

*

Henry Joseph O'Leary Henry Joseph O'Leary (March 13, 1879 – March 5, 1938) was a Canadian cleric, the fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown, and later the second Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton, Archdiocese of Edmon ...

, appointed Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in 1913 *

Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson (March 23, 1879 – October 23, 1941) was a Canadian priest and the first Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, he was of Acadian descent on his father's side. Melanson moved to Ne ...

, appointed Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan in 1932 * Norbert Robichaud, appointed Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick in 1942 *

Donat Chiasson Donat is a masculine given name, which is also written as Donát. It is used as a first name extensively and to some extent, as a surname. It is derived from Latin "Donatus" past participle of "donare" meaning ‘to give’. The name was used by ear ...

, appointed Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick in 1972 * Joseph Edward Troy, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick in 1984

External links and references

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bathurst site

First Catholic Bishop of Bathurst
Accessed October 17, 2012 *
Bathurst School Controversy in 1860s
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Religious organizations established in 1860

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Bathurst, New Brunswick Catholic Church in New Brunswick Organizations based in New Brunswick 1860 establishments in New Brunswick

History

Territorial losses

Bishops

Bishops of the diocese

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishop

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

External links and references