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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Mackenzie–Fort Smith
The Diocese of Mackenzie–Fort Smith () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church that includes the Northwest Territories, the northern extremity of Saskatchewan and the extreme west of the Territory of Nunavut in Canada. Bishop Jon Hansen,C.Ss.R. currently serves as Bishop of Mackenzie – Fort Smith, Canada. Originally created in 1901 as the Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie, it was elevated to a full episcopal see in 1967. As of 2004, the diocese contained 46 parishes and missions, 4 active diocesan priests, 7 religious priests, and 28,540 Catholics. At the time, it also had 16 women religious, 8 religious brothers, and 3 permanent deacons. One famous parish is Our Lady Of Victory Church (Inuvik), Our Lady Of Victory Church in Inuvik. Bishops Diocesan bishops Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie * Gabriel-Joseph-Elie Breynat, O.M.I. (1901–1943), "The Bishop of the Winds", Titular Bishop of Adramyttium (1901) and Titular Archbishop of Gare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Grouard–McLennan
The Archdiocese of Grouard–McLennan () is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Canada and the metropolitan see of an ecclesiastical province for the Roman Catholic Church in northwestern Canada. The archbishop is Gérard Pettipas. As archbishop, Pettipas also serves as pastor of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, the mother church and episcopal see of the archdiocese. Ecclesiastical province The Metropolitan has two suffragans : * Roman Catholic Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith * Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse. History The Archdiocese of Grouard–McLennan was erected on April 8, 1862, as the Apostolic Vicariate of Athabaska Mackenzie, on territory split off from the Diocese of Saint-Boniface. A month later on May 8, 1862, Henri Faraud was appointed as apostolic vicar. Faraud served until March 20, 1890, when he resigned. He was succeeded by Émile Grouard who was appointed apostolic vicar on October 18, 1890. Faraud and later Grouard were assisted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
