New Bishop For Diocese Of Antigonish

by Bobby NockDecember 18, 2019

The Diocese of Antigonish has a new Bishop.

Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick will take over from Brian Dunn who became Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth in July.

Kirkpatrick has served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto since 2012.

He was born in St. Catharine’s, Ontario and was ordained to the priesthood in 1984.

He’ll be installed as the new Bishop of Antigonish early in the New Year.

(news release)

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Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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