Charles Arthurson was the first aboriginal bishop in Canada. He was born in 1937 in

Norway House, Manitoba Norway House is a population centre of over 5,000 people, some north of Lake Winnipeg, on the bank of the eastern channel of Nelson River, in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The population centre shares the name ''Norway House'' with the nort ...

and ordained in 1972 in the

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. He has served in the parishes of

Shamattawa The Shamattawa First Nation ( cr, ᑭᓭᒫᑖᐘ, kisêmâtâwa) () is a Remote community, remote First Nations in Manitoba, First Nations community in Northern Region, Manitoba, northern Manitoba, Canada, located in the Indian reserve, reserve o ...

(1966–70) as catechist; Norway House, Manitoba (1972–73); Big Trout Lake, Ontario (1974–76); Split Lake, Manitoba (1976–78) and

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(1978–83). In 1983 the Arthursons moved to

La Ronge, Saskatchewan La Ronge is a northern town in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is approximately north of Prince Albert where Highway 2 becomes Highway 102. La Ronge lies on the western shore of Lac la Ronge, is adjacent ...

, where he was elected suffragan bishop in 1989. He served half time as the parish priest in La Ronge, while spending the other half of his time in the episcopal ministry. In July 2008 Arthurson retired as suffragan bishop.

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