 Its current Chancellor is Gerald Gabriel and its Vicar General is Father Eric J. Dunn, JCL.It became a Diocese when it was separated from the Archdiocese of Quebec on August 11, 1829, and it is the second oldest English speaking diocese in Canada.As of 2004, the diocese contains 47 parishes, 53 active diocesan priests, 6 religious priests, and 61,000 Catholics.