Archdiocese of Keewatin–Le Pas | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Keewatin–Le Pas |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 41,869 (40.4%) |
| Parishes | 49 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4 March 1910 |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 3 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Murray Chatlain |
| Bishops emeritus | Sylvain Lavoie, O.M.I. |
| Website | |
| archdioceseofkeewatinlepas.ca | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Keewatin–Le Pas (Latin: Archidioecesis Kivotina–Passitana) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes parts of the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Ontario and has the suffragan diocese of Churchill-Baie d'Hudson. The current archbishop is Murray Chatlain.
Prior to 2018, it included as suffragan dioceses the Diocese of Labrador City-Schefferville dissolved in 2007 and the Diocese of Moosonee dissolved in 2018.
As of 2006, the archdiocese contains 49 parishes, 3 active diocesan priests, 15 religious priests, and 42,000 Catholics. It has 3 religious nuns.
The seat of the diocese is at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in The Pas.[1]
Bishops
Diocesan bishops
The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Keewatin-Le Pas and their terms of service:
- Ovide Charlebois, O.M.I. (1910–1933)
- Martin Giuseppe Onorio LeJeunesse, O.M.I. (1933–1954)
- Paul Dumouchel, O.M.I. (1955–1986)
- Peter Alfred Sutton, O.M.I. (1986–2006)
- Sylvain Lavoie, O.M.I. (2006–2012)
- Murray Chatlain (2012–present)
Coadjutor bishops
- Martin Joseph-Honoré Lajeunesse, O.M.I. (1933), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
- Peter Alfred Sutton, O.M.I. (1986)
- Sylvain Lavoie , O.M.I. (2005–2006)
See also
- Apostolic Vicariate of Keewatin
References
- Archdiocese of Keewatin–Le Pas page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved June 11, 2013
- ^ John Barker (December 8, 2012). "Pope Benedict XVI names Most Rev. Murray Chatlain as archbishop-elect of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas". Thompson Citizen. Retrieved June 13, 2013.