Murray Chatlain (born January 19, 1963) is a Canadian

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of the

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, who (as of 2012) serves as Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas.

Biography

Murray Chatlain was born on January 19, 1963, in

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as th ...

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. He completed baccalaureate studies at the

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and earned the

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degree at St. Peter's Seminary in

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. In 1987 Chatlain was ordained a priest for Diocese of Saskatoon; in subsequent years he served parishes in that diocese and within the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith.

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appointed Chatlain as coadjutor bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith in June 2007. Chatlain was consecrated in September of that year, and he succeeded Bishop Denis Croteau, O.M.I. as ordinary upon the latter's retirement in May 2008. Benedict XVI appointed Chatlain archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas on December 6, 2012. His installation as the sixth bishop of the Archdiocese took place on March 19, 2013, the same day as the inauguration in Vatican City of the reign of

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. Chatlain has studied the Dene aboriginal language and is a member of the Canadian Catholic Aboriginal Council and Co-Chair of Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle, an Indigenous Catholic Coalition.

References

External links

Reference page at catholic-hierarchy.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chatlain, Murray 1963 births Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Canada People from Saskatoon St. Peter's Seminary (Diocese of London, Ontario) alumni Roman Catholic bishops of Mackenzie–Fort Smith Roman Catholic archbishops of Keewatin–Le Pas