Roman Catholic Diocese of Mackenzie–Fort Smith

Diocese of Mackenzie–Fort Smith Dioecesis Mackenziensis–Arcis Smith
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Fort Smith
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Grouard-McLennan
Headquarters	Yellowknife
Statistics
Area	1,523,400 km2 (588,200 sq mi)
Population - Catholics (including non-members)	28,540 (67.9%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	St. Joseph Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gérard Pettipas, C.Ss.R.
Bishops emeritus
Website
mfsdiocese.ca

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mackenzie–Fort Smith (Latin: Dioecesis Mackenziensis–Arcis 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 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 in Inuvik.

Bishops[]

Inuvik's famous "Igloo Church"

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 Garella (1939)
• Joseph-Maria Trocellier, O.M.I. (1943–1958)
• Paul Piché, O.M.I. (1959–1967)

The following is a list of the bishops of Mackenzie-Fort Smith and their terms of service:

• (1967–1986)
• (1986–2008)
• Murray Chatlain (2008–2012), appointed Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba
• Mark Hagemoen (2013–2017), appointed Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• (15 December 2017)

Coadjutor bishops[]

• , O.M.I. (1931-1939), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic; did not succeed to see
• , O.M.I. (1941-1943), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
• Murray Chatlain (2007-2008)

References[]

• Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006
• Press release from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops at cccb.ca retrieved May 19, 2008

Coordinates: 62°27′00″N 114°24′00″W / 62.4500°N 114.4000°W / 62.4500; -114.4000

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