Mount Olivet Cemetery 7076 Mumford Rd., Halifax.
Since 1896, the peaceful grounds of Mount
Olivet Roman Catholic Cemetery in the west end of Halifax have offered a quiet and gentle final resting place. Statues and monuments speak of those who have died at historic moments in Nova Scotia, including the Titanic Disaster and the Halifax Explosion. With little hills, shady trees, a wandering stream, and rock walls bordering Mumford Rd and Joseph Howe Avenue, Mount Olivet provides a surprisingly tranquil respite in the midst of the city. Mount Olivet Cemetery has a cremation garden and a columbarium for cremation burial.
To view map click here (pdf)
Each summer the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth host Masses at our Catholic cemeteries to offer people the opportunity to remember their loved ones buried there. This year’s Masses for the Faithful Departed are scheduled for:
One of the most important things that you can do is to plan your estate, funeral and final burial arrangements within the guidelines of your faith.
Our approach is pressure-free, because our staff do not work on commission and have no vested interest in your decisions.
You can pre-arrange, and pay for, your ground lot or cremation niche.
On April 1, our Cemetery Grounds Team will begin Spring cleanup. All Christmas and winter flowers, decorations and adornments will be removed. If you wish to keep your flowers, decorations or adornments please have them removed by March 31. The cemetery grounds teams is not responsible for keeping any flowers, decorations or adornments.
Did you know? Catholic Cemeteries of Halifax cares for three cemeteries:
- Gate of Heaven, Lower Sackville
- Holy Cross, South Park St, Halifax
- Mount Olivet, Mumford Rd, Halifax
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Cremation Niches At Mount Olivet Cemetery
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Since 1896, the peaceful grounds of Mount Olivet Roman Catholic Cemetery in the west end of Halifax have offered a quiet and gentle final resting place. To meet today's needs Columbaria with niches for the committal of cremated remains are now available, near the large crucifix seen from Mumford Road.
To purchase cremation niches for your family, contact the Catholic Cemeteries of Haliax Office (902) 429-9800
Catholic Cemeteries of Halifax Policies & Procedures
- Cremation Interment Policy (pdf)
- Gate of Heaven Section 3 Policy (pdf)
- Memorial and Foundation Standards (pdf)
- Memorial Application Form (pdf)
- Decoration Guidelines (pdf)
Catholic Funerals
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Located in Lower Sackville opening in 1938, the cemetery is 31 rolling acres of land for traditional and cremation burials for our beloved departed.
Holy Cross Cemetery
Located in Halifax opening in 1843, houses the chapel built in one day and is the resting place of many historical and Irish families.
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Located in Halifax opening in 1896. Those buried in the cemetery include people from the Titanic, the Halifax Explosion, and both the World Wars.
Archdiocesan Funeral Guidelines
Archbishop Mancini in collaboration with the clergy, religious and lay faithful of our Church of 
Halifax-Yarmouth prepared the document on Catholic funerals in the Archdiocese of Halifax Yarmouth. The document is titled "Catholic Funerals: Theological and Pastoral Considerations".
The document touches on the frequent experience in our faith communities that funerals draw people with diverse connections to the Catholic faith or faith in general. Liturgical options, specifically the separation of the Funeral Rite (Order of Christian Funerals) and the celebration of the Eucharist, can facilitate a fuller involvement of mourners at Catholic funerals. As well new opportunities are presented to evangelize and catechized a Christian understanding of life, death and resurrection. For the faithful the opportunity to celebrate Eucharist at a memorial Mass within a short time of the funeral liturgy can be much more meaningful experience of communion.
This guidelines addresses issues like eulogies, use of Christian symbols at funerals, cremation, and the celebration of the funeral rite at funeral parlors as well as other points to assist parish personnel in the ministry to those who are grieving.
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