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Pope Francis appoints Toronto Auxiliary Bishop Wayne Kirkpatrick to Antigonish

crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 08:42:44 -0500

TORONTO -- Toronto Auxiliary Bishop Wayne Kirkpatrick has been named by Pope Francis as the new Bishop of Antigonish, N.S.

Kirkpatrick bishop appointment means there's a new lawman in town

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Sun, 20 May 2012 11:44:56 -0400

TORONTO - Msgr. Wayne Kirkpatrick is about to join Toronto's team of bishops with the credentials of a lawman. But he's a canon lawyer who has never forgotten that canon law has a purpose.

"Canon law is very pastoral," Kirkpatrick told The Catholic Register May 18, the day his appointment as auxiliary bishop was announced. "The law of love is supreme. And that's reflected in our canons. The (1983) Code (of Canon Law) is developed from the teachings of the Second Vatican Council."

The 54-year-old Kirkpatrick studied canon law at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, taking his licentiate in 1990. His studies in canon law prepared him for work as judicial vicar, chancellor of the diocese of St. Catharines and his current job as moderator of the St. Catharines' curia.

Msgr. Wayne Kirkpatrick named auxiliary bishop of Toronto

crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:58:29 -0400

TORONTO - Msgr. Wayne Kirkpatrick, a priest of the Ontario diocese of St. Catharines, has been appointed auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Toronto.

Pope Benedict XVI made the announcement May 18. Bishop-designate Kirkpatrick will be ordained to the episcopate in St. Catharines at a date to be determined before commencing his duties with the archdiocese.