Archdiocese of Keewatin–Le Pas, Canada 🇨🇦 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
Patron Saint: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (May 31)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: September 13 (1922)
History
- 1910.03.04: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Keewatin / Keevatinen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Prince Albert and became suffragan of Saint-Boniface)
- 1925.07.15: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Baie d’Hudson
- 1933.06.09: Lost territory to Diocese of Prince Albert
- 1940.01.13: Lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Baie d’Hudson
- 1967.07.13: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Keewatin–Le Pas / Kivotin(us)–Passitan(us) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Churchill, Labrador–Schefferville and Moosonee)
- 2007.05.31: Lost suffragan see Labrador City–Schefferville
- 2016.01.25: Depended on Congregation for Bishops
- 2018.12.03: Lost suffragan see Moosonee
Contact Info
Address: Chancery Office, P.O. Box 270, 76 First Street West, The Pas, MB R9A 1K4, Canada
Phone: +1 (204) 623-6152
Present Prelates
| Metropolitan Archbishop (2012.12.06 – ...): |  Archbishop Murray Chatlain (61) |
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Ordinaries
| Metropolitan Archbishops of Keewatin–Le Pas (Roman Rite) |
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| Archbishop Murray Chatlain (61) (2012.12.06 – ...)Metropolitan Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada)Magnificavit Dominus facere nobiscum |
| Fr. William Stang, O.M.I. (Apostolic Administrator 2012.07.16 – 2012.12.06) |
 Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie, O.M.I. (77) (2006.03.25 – 2012.07.16)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada)Regnum Dei intra vosBorn:1947.04.22 (Delmas, SK, Canada)Ordained Priest:1974.10.19Consecrated Bishop:2005.08.29Coadjutor Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada) (2005.07.11 – 2006.03.25)Metropolitan Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada) (2006.03.25 – 2012.07.16) |
| Archbishop Peter Alfred Sutton, O.M.I. (1986.11.07 – 2006.03.25)My brother my joyBorn:1934.10.18 (Chandler, ON, Canada)Ordained Priest:1960.10.22Consecrated Bishop:1974.07.18Died:2015.09.05 (†80)Bishop of Labrador–Schefferville (Canada) (1974.05.09 – 1986.01.24)Coadjutor Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada) (1986.01.24 – 1986.11.07)Metropolitan Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada) (1986.11.07 – 2006.03.25) |
| Archbishop Paul Dumouchel, O.M.I. (1967.07.13 – 1986.11.07)I will be like a father to themBorn:1911.09.19 (Saint-Boniface, MB, Canada)Ordained Priest:1936.06.24Consecrated Bishop:1955.05.24Died:2000.04.15 (†88)Titular Bishop of Sufes (1955.02.25 – 1967.07.13)Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin (Canada) (1955.02.25 – 1967.07.13)Metropolitan Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada) (1967.07.13 – 1986.11.07) |
| Vicars Apostolic of Keewatin (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Paul Dumouchel, O.M.I. (later Archbishop) (1955.02.25 – 1967.07.13)(see above) |
| Bishop Martin Giuseppe Onorio Lajeunesse, O.M.I. (1933.11.26 – 1954.04.15)Contra spem in spemBorn:1890.11.11 (Canada)Ordained Priest:1920.04.11Consecrated Bishop:1933.06.29Died:1961.07.10 (†70)Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin (Canada) (1933.04.26 – 1933.11.26)Titular Bishop of Bonusta (1933.04.26 – 1961.07.10)Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin (Canada) (1933.11.26 – 1954.04.15) |
| Venerable Bishop Ovide Charlebois, O.M.I. (1910.08.08 – 1933.11.20)Ad Jesum per Mariam |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie, O.M.I. (77) (2005.07.11 – 2006.03.25)
- Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Peter Alfred Sutton, O.M.I. (1986.01.24 – 1986.11.07)
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Martin Giuseppe Onorio Lajeunesse, O.M.I. (1933.04.26 – 1933.11.26)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 450,000 km²
Population: 47,841 Catholics (43.7% of 109,558 total)
Pastoral Centres: 50 parishes
Personnel: 15 priests (5 diocesan, 10 religious), 1 deacon, 11 religious (10 brothers, 1 sister)