Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Winnipeg

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Archdiocese of Winnipeg

Archidioecesis Vinnipegensis
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Coat of Arms
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical province Immediately exempt to the Holy See [1]
Headquarters1495 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Statistics
Population
- Catholics

162,276
Parishes88
Schools16
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established1915
Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral in Winnipeg
Secular priests
  • 58 (diocesan)
  • 13 (members of religious orders)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop-elect Murray Chatlain
Apostolic Administrator Richard Gagnon
Bishops emeritus James Vernon Weisgerber
Website
archwinnipeg.ca

The Archdiocese of Winnipeg (Latin : Archidioecesis Vinnipegensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church that includes part of the province of Manitoba, Canada. The archdiocese is the only diocese of the Latin Church in Canada that is immediately exempt to the Holy See, as it is not part of an ecclesiastical province. [1] Located on the west side of the Red River, the Archdiocese of Winnipeg was created from the Archdiocese of Saint Boniface.

Contents

As of 2025, the archdiocese contains 88 parishes and missions, 58 active diocesan priests, 13 religious priests, and 162,276 Catholics. It also has 19 religious brothers and sisters, and 20 permanent deacons. [2] The cathedral of the archdiocese is St. Mary's Cathedral in Winnipeg. The archbishop since 30 December 2024 has been Murray Chatlain.

History

The Archdiocese was created in 1915 by Pope Benedict XV in his bull Inter praecipuas. Unusually, this bull made the archdiocese exempt and subject immediately to the Holy See. Historian John M. Reid Jr. suggests that this decision was made due to ethnic conflicts in Winnipeg between Irish and French Catholics. The existing Archdiocese of St. Boniface was traditionally Francophone. [3] :90–91

Bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Winnipeg and their terms of service:

Archbishops

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishops

Priests of this diocese who became bishops

See also

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 "History: Part III - The Formation of the Archdiocese of Winnipeg". Archdiocese of Winnipeg. Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
  2. "Episcopal Resignation and Appointment for the Archdiocese of Winnipeg". Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  3. Reid, Jr., John M. (1961). The Erection of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Winnipeg (MA thesis). University of Manitoba. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  4. "Most Reverend Richard Gagnon, Seventh Archbishop of Winnipeg". Archdiocese of Winnipeg. Archived from the original on 2013-11-17.

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