Albert LeGatt is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of St. Boniface in the Province of

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, Canada. He was appointed Archbishop by

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on July 3, 2009, and received the

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on June 29, 2010. He was born on May 6, 1953, in Melfort,

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, to Joseph and Emma LeGatt. Legatt studied at

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teaching French in a secondary school. In 1977 he entered Le Grand Séminaire de Québec, and was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Prince Albert on June 19, 1983, by Bishop Blaise Morand. For the next seventeen years (1983–2000) he served in a number of parishes in the diocese, as well as co-ordinator of the Diocesan Liturgical Commission, Director of Vocations and Consultor. In 2000–2001 he pursued studies at the

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; and on October 5, 2001, he was consecrated as Bishop of Saskatoon in St. Patrick's Church by Bishop Morand, Archbishop James Hayes of Halifax and Archbishop Peter Mallon of Regina. He served the Diocese of Saskatoon for eight years until his appointment as Archbishop of St. Boniface in 2009. LeGatt's Episcopal motto is ''Ut Unum Sint'' (Latin: That They May Be One) and is taken from Chapter 17, Verse 22 of

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. He is Chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Liturgy and the Sacraments – English Sector for the

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and a Fourth Degree member of the

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External links

Archbishop LeGatt's biography on the archdiocesan website.

News release from the Diocese of Saskatoon on the appointment of Archbishop LeGatt as Archbishop of St. Boniface.

Catholic Register article on the appointment of Archbishop LeGatt to the Archdiocese of St. Boniface.
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