The appointment was made following the nomination of the previous bishop of Yarmouth, James Wingle, as bishop of the Diocese of St. Catharine, Ontario.
Archbishop Prendergast will have all the faculties of a residential bishop during the vacancy in the diocese and will also continue with his responsibilities for the Archdiocese of Halifax.
The Diocese of Yarmouth has a Catholic population of 39,500 served by 20 diocesan priests, five religious order priests, two permanent deacons, 29 religious sisters and brothers, and four pastoral agents in 39 parishes and missions.
