Catholic Cemeteries have a two-fold purpose in the community. 
They provide a permanent resting place for the remains of our beloved dead. They offer a comforting environment in which love for family and friends is remembered, hope is rekindled, faith is awakened, renewed and strengthened. Faith and hope in our own resurrection are focal points in the way we honour the passing of a person from this life to the next.
The Catholic Cemetery is a sacred place; it is holy ground where our faithful departed await the resurrection to eternal life. The respect we show the faithful departed and the places where they rest remind us of our hope of joyfully greeting them again.
Catholic Cemeteries of Halifax cares for: Gate of Heaven, Lower Sackville; Holy Cross, South Park Street, Halifax; Mount Olivet, Mumford Road, Halifax.
Burying the Dead - A Corporal Work of Mercy
Our Cemeteries
The Catholic cemetery is a sacred place; it is holy ground where our faithful departed await the resurrection to eternal life. This is why the grounds of the cemetery are cared for and made as attractive as possible, maintained in this way as a sign of respect for the dead who rest in peace. The special respect we accord to the faithful departed and the places where they rest remind us of our hope of joyfully greeting them again, when we will be with them and the Lord forever.
Burial Information
To meet today’s needs; niches for the committal of cremated remains and a cremation garden are available at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Halifax. A cremation garden is available at Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax and a columbarium for cremation as well as traditional burials are available at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lower Sackville. Burials are available all year round.
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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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.
