Archbishop Anthony Mancini, born in Italy in 1945, arrived in Canada with his parents on December 1, 1948 at Pier 21 in Halifax. Ordained priest May 23, 1970, he was named Titular Bishop of Natchitoches and ordained bishop in Montreal on March 25, 1999. On November 29, 2007 he was Installed as Archbishop of Halifax. On December 8, 2011, the Archdiocese of Halifax and the Diocese of Yarmouth were joined to create the new Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth, and Archbishop Mancini was named its first archbishop.
Archbishop Mancini holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Waterloo – Resurrection College, a Licentiate in Theology from l’Université de Montréal, and a Masters in Religious Studies from McGill University. He studied Ecumenical Theology at the University of Geneva and completed his Ph. D. in Pastoral Theology at l’Université de Montréal.
Father Mancini first served as curate at St. John Fisher Parish, Pointe-Claire and after his studies in Geneva, he was assistant director of the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism, Montreal. He was chaplain and lecturer at Marianopolis College, Montreal and curate at St. Augustine’s Parish, Montreal before becoming pastor of St. Rita’s Parish, Montreal. He assisted in the coordination of the 1984 Papal visit to Montreal.
He served his home diocese of Montreal as Coordinator of Continuing Education for Priests & Director to Priests Program, then as Assistant to the Director – Office du Personnel Pastoral, until his 1998 appointment as Vicar General, Coordinator of Administrative and Financial Services and Director of the Office for English Pastoral Services. In 2002 he was appointed Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Montreal and Moderator of the Diocesan Curia.
