effective September 26, 2009, and remained in that position until the installation of Brian Dunn on January 25, 2010. Extent The Diocese of Antigonish covers 18,800 square kilometers, comprising the counties of Pictou, Antigonish, Guysborough, Inverness, Victoria, Richmond and Cape Breton. As of 2006, the diocese contained 123 parishes, 119 active diocesan priests, 8 religious priests, and 129,905 Catholics. It also has 290 women religious, 12 religious brothers and 1 permanent deacon. In 2012 in order to satisfy its legal obligations to pay out $15 million to the victims of sexual abuse, the diocese had to sell a large number of its lands and properties, liquidating the bank accounts of many of its churches, and borrowing $6.5 million from private lenders to make the payout. Until 2015, the Bishop of Antigonish served ex officio as Chancellor of St. Francis Xavier University. Bishops The following is a list of the bishops, all Roman Rite, and their terms of service: suffragan bishops of Arichat William Fraser [Frazer] (1844-1851), previously titular Bishop of Tanis (1825.06.03 – 1842.02.15), Apostolic Vicar of Nova Scotia (Canada) (1825.06.03 – 1842.02.15), Bishop of Diocese of Halifax (Canada) (1842.02.15 – 1844.09.27) Colin Francis MacKinnon (1851-1877), later Titular Archbishop of Amida (1877.08.30 – 1879.09.26) John Cameron (1877.07.17 – 1886.08.23 see below), previously Titular Bishop of Titopolis (1870.03.11 – 1877.07.17) and Coadjutor Bishop of Arichat (Canada) (1870.03.11 – 1877.07.17) suffragan bishops of Antigonish John Cameron (see above) (1886.08.23 – 1910.04.06) James Morrison (1912–1950), created Archbishop ad personam (1944.02.26 – 1950.04.13) John Roderick MacDonald (1950–1959), previously Bishop of Peterborough (Canada) (1943.06.05 – 1945.04.14), Titular Bishop of Ancusa (1945.04.14 – 1950.04.13), Coadjutor Bishop of Antigonish (Canada) (1945.04.14 – 1950.04.13) William Edward Power (1960–1986), also President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1971 – 1973) Colin Campbell (1986–2002) Raymond Lahey (2003–2009), previously Bishop of Saint George's (Canada) (1986.07.05 – 2003.04.05); later Lay state (May 2012) Apostolic Administrator Anthony Mancini - (2009 - 2010), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Halifax(-Yarmouth) (Canada) (2007.10.18 – 2009.10.22) Brian Dunn (2010–2019), previously Titular Bishop of Munatiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie (Canada) (2008.07.16 – 2009.11.21); appointed, 13 Apr 2019, Coadjutor Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick (2019-), previously Titular Bishop of Aradi and Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (2012.05.18 - 2019.12.18) Other priests of this diocese who became bishops Thomas Sears, appointed Prefect of Western Newfoundland (St. George’s) in 1871 Neil McNeil, appointed Vicar Apostolic of