The Archdiocese of Winnipeg ( la, Archidioecesis Vinnipegensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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that includes part of the Province of

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. The archdiocese is the only diocese of the Latin Church in Canada that is immediately exempt to the

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, as it is not part of an

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. As of 2010, the archdiocese contains 92 parishes, 60 active diocesan priests, 26 religious priests, and 166,000 Catholics. It also has 27 religious brothers, 113 religious sisters, and 19 permanent deacons. The

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of the archdiocese is St. Mary's Cathedral in

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. The archbishop since 2014 is

Richard Gagnon Richard Joseph Gagnon (born June 17, 1948) is a Canadian bishop of the Catholic Church. He is the Archbishop of Winnipeg, appointed to the position in 2014 after previously serving as the Bishop of Victoria. He has also served as President ...

Bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Winnipeg and their terms of service: *Arthur Alfred Sinnott (1915–1952) *

Philip Francis Pocock Philip Francis Pocock (2 July 1906 – 6 September 1984) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toronto from 1971 to 1978. Early years Pocock was born in St. Thomas, Ontario, on 2 July 1906. After studying theology at St. Peter's Sem ...

(1952–1961), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario *

George Flahiff George Bernard Flahiff, CC, CSB (October 26, 1905 – August 22, 1989) was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Winnipeg from 1961 to 1982, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969. Early life and e ...

(1960–1982) *

Adam Exner Adam Joseph Exner (born December 24, 1928, Killaly, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian Catholic prelate and former archbishop of the Archdiocese of Vancouver from 1991 to 2004. Training and early religious life Adam Exner holds Master's degrees in ...

(1982–1991), appointed Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia *

Leonard James Wall Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English masculine given name and a surname. The given name and surname originate from the Old High German ''Leonhard'' containing the prefix ''levon'' ("lion") from the Greek Λέων ("lion") through the Latin '' ...

(1992–2000) *

James Weisgerber Vernon James Weisgerber (born May 1, 1938) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the retired sixth Archbishop of Winnipeg, serving from August 2000 until October 2013. Early life and education Weisgerber was born in Vibank, ...

(2000–2013) *

(2014–present)

Coadjutor bishop

* Gerald C. Murray (1944-1951), did not succeed to the see *

(1951-1952)

Auxiliary bishop

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(1940-1943?), did not take effect

Priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Charles Aimé Halpin, appointed Archbishop of Regina in 1973

References

Notes

Bibliography

Archdiocese of Winnipeg page at catholichierarchy.org
retrieved July 14, 2006

External links

* Catholic Church in Manitoba Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Winnipeg Winnipeg dioceses {{Manitoba-stub