Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Keewatin–Le Pas
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Keewatin–Le Pas (Latin: Archidioecesis Kivotina–Passitana) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes parts of the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Ontario and has the suffragan diocese of Churchill-Baie d'Hudson. The current archbishop is Murray Chatlain.
Archdiocese of Keewatin–Le Pas Archidioecesis Kivotina–Passitana | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Ecclesiastical province | Keewatin–Le Pas |
Statistics | |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2006) 41,869 (40.4%) |
Parishes | 49 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4 March 1910 |
Cathedral | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cathedral |
Secular priests | 3 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Murray Chatlain |
Bishops emeritus | Sylvain Lavoie |
Website | |
archdioceseofkeewatinlepas.ca |
Prior to 2018, it included as suffragan dioceses the Diocese of Labrador City-Schefferville dissolved in 2007 and the Diocese of Moosonee dissolved in 2018.
As of 2006, the archdiocese contains 49 parishes, 3 active diocesan priests, 15 religious priests, and 42,000 Catholics. It has 3 religious nuns.
The seat of the diocese is at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in The Pas.[1]