Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface, Canada 🇨🇦 (original) (raw)
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History
- 1844.04.16: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of North West (English) / Nord-Ouest (français) (from Archdiocese of Québec)
- 1847.06.04: Promoted as Diocese of North West (English) / Nord-Ouest (français) (became suffragan of Québec)
- 1851: Renamed as Diocese of Saint-Boniface (français) / Sancti Bonifacii (Latin)
- 1855.12.08: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of North Pole
- 1862.04.08: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Athabaska Mackenzie
- 1869.08.17: Gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Prefecture of North Pole
- 1871.09.22: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface (français) / Sancti Bonifacii (Latin) (with suffragan sees Saint Albert and Athabaska Mackenzie and lost territory to establish Diocese of Saint Albert)
- 1882.07.11: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Pontiac
- 1889: Gained territory from Diocese of Saint Albert
- 1890.09.02: Gained suffragan see New Westminster
- 1891.06.04: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Saskatchewan and gained suffragan see Saskatchewan
- 1901.07.03: Gained suffragan see Mackenzie
- 1903.06.19: Lost suffragan sees New Westminster and Mackenzie
- 1908.03.09: Gained suffragan see Yukon
- 1910.03.04: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Regina and gained suffragan sees Regina and Keewatin
- 1912.11.30: Lost suffragan see Saint Albert
- 1915.12.04: Lost territory to establish Archdiocese of Winnipeg and lost suffragan sees Prince Albert and Regina
- 1925.07.15: Gained suffragan see Baie d’Hudson
- 1944.01.14: Gained suffragan see Whitehorse
- 1952.04.29: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Fort William
- 1967.07.13: Lost suffragan sees Baie d’Hudson, Grouard, Keewatin, Prince Rupert and Whitehorse
Contact Info
Address: 151 avenue de la Cathédrale, Saint-Boniface, MB R2H 0H6, Canada
Phone: +1 (204) 237-9851
Present Prelates
| Metropolitan Archbishop (2009.07.03 – ...): |  Archbishop Albert François LeGatt (71) |
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Ordinaries
| Metropolitan Archbishops of Saint-Boniface (Roman Rite) |
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| Archbishop Albert François LeGatt (71) (2009.07.03 – ...)Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada)Ut unum sintBorn:1953.05.06 (Melfort, SK, Canada)Ordained Priest:1983.06.09Consecrated Bishop:2001.10.05Priest of Prince Albert (Canada) (1983.06.09 – 2001.07.26)Bishop of Saskatoon (Canada) (2001.07.26 – 2009.07.03)Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (2009.07.03 – ...) |
 Archbishop Émilius Goulet, P.S.S. (91) (2001.06.23 – 2009.07.03)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint-Boniface (Canada)Duc in altumBorn:1933.05.15 (Saint-Isidore de Dorchester, QC, Canada)Ordained Priest:1958.06.24Consecrated Bishop:2001.09.16Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (2001.06.23 – 2009.07.03) |
| Archbishop Antoine Hacault (1974.09.07 – 2000.04.13)In evangelium servus DeiBorn:1926.01.17 (Belgium)Ordained Priest:1951.05.20Consecrated Bishop:1964.09.08Died:2000.04.13 (†74)Titular Bishop of Media (1964.07.30 – 1972.10.28)Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (1964.07.30 – 1972.10.28)Titular Archbishop of Media (1972.10.28 – 1974.09.07)Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (1972.10.28 – 1974.09.07)Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (1974.09.07 – 2000.04.13) |
| Archbishop Maurice Baudoux (1955.09.14 – 1974.09.07)SuperimpendarBorn:1902.07.10 (Belgium)Ordained Priest:1929.07.17Consecrated Bishop:1948.10.28Died:1988.07.01 (†85)Bishop of Saint-Paul (Canada) (1948.08.12 – 1952.03.04)Titular Archbishop of Preslavus (1952.03.04 – 1955.09.14)Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (1952.03.04 – 1955.09.14)Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (1955.09.14 – 1974.09.07) |
| Archbishop Arthur Béliveau (1915.11.09 – 1955.09.14)In veritate et caritateBorn:1870.03.02 (Canada)Ordained Priest:1893.09.24Consecrated Bishop:1913.07.25Died:1955.09.14 (†85)Titular Bishop of Domitiopolis (1913.05.24 – 1915.11.09)Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (1913.05.24 – 1915.11.09)Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (1915.11.09 – 1955.09.14) |
| Archbishop Louis-Philippe Adélard Langevin, O.M.I. (1895.01.08 – 1915.06.15)Depositum custodiBorn:1855.08.24 (Canada)Ordained Priest:1882.07.30Consecrated Bishop:1895.03.19Died:1915.06.15 (†59)Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (1895.01.08 – 1915.06.15) |
| Archbishop Alexandre-Antonin Taché, O.M.I. (1871.09.22 – 1894.06.22)Dilatavit gloriam populo suo / Pauperes evangelizanturBorn:1823.07.23 (Canada)Ordained Priest:1845.10.12Consecrated Bishop:1851.11.23Died:1894.06.22 (†70)Titular Bishop of Arathia (1850.06.12 – 1853.06.07)Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (1850.06.12 – 1853.06.07)Bishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (1853.06.07 – 1871.09.22)Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (1871.09.22 – 1894.06.22) |
| Bishops of Saint-Boniface (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Alexandre-Antonin Taché, O.M.I. (later Archbishop) (1853.06.07 – 1871.09.22)(see above) |
| Bishop Joseph-Norbert Provencher (1847.06.04 – 1853.06.07)Pinguescent speciosa desertiBorn:1787.02.12 (Canada)Ordained Priest:1811.12.21Consecrated Bishop:1822.05.12Died:1853.06.07 (†66)Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada) (1820.02.01 – 1844.04.16)Titular Bishop of Iuliopolis (1820.02.01 – 1847.06.04)Vicar Apostolic of North West (Canada) (1844.04.16 – 1847.06.04)Bishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (1847.06.04 – 1853.06.07) |
| Vicars Apostolic of North West (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Joseph-Norbert Provencher (1844.04.16 – 1847.06.04)(see above) |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Antoine Hacault (1972.10.28 – 1974.09.07)
- Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Maurice Baudoux (1952.03.04 – 1955.09.14)
- Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Georges Cabana (1941.05.24 – 1952.01.29)
- Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Emile Yelle, P.S.S. (1933.07.25 – 1941)
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Vital-Justin Grandin, O.M.I. (1857.12.11 – 1871.09.22)
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Alexandre-Antonin Taché, O.M.I. (later Archbishop) (1850.06.12 – 1853.06.07)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Antoine Hacault (later Archbishop) (1964.07.30 – 1972.10.28)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Arthur Béliveau (later Archbishop) (1913.05.24 – 1915.11.09)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 38,200 km²
Population: 120,600 Catholics (24.4% of 494,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 87 parishes
Personnel: 90 priests (56 diocesan, 34 religious), 23 deacons, 171 religious (38 brothers, 133 sisters), 5 seminarians