The installation of His Excellency, Robert Harris, Bishop-elect of Saint John, New Brunswick will take place in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Saint John, NB on Friday, June 15, 2007, the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus beginning at 3:00 pm.

As of that date, he will begin his ministry as the twelfth Bishop of the Diocese of Saint John. Founded September 30, 1842 it is the seventh oldest Roman Catholic Diocese in Canada. Belonging to the Metropolitan See of Moncton, the Diocese serves a population of 115,400 Roman Catholic dispersed over a territory of 60,000 square kilometers, including seven counties and three principal regions: Saint John, Fredericton and Miramichi.

The fifty-eight parishes and thirty-two missions are served by 67 diocesan priests, 13 religious priests, 2 deacons, 1 religious brother and 139 religious women.