Roman Catholic Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith is a Roman Catholic diocese that includes part of the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is currently led by Bishop Murray Chatlain.
As of 2004, the diocese contained 46 parishes and missions, 4 active diocesan priests, 7 religious priests, and 28,000 Catholics. At the time, it also had 16 women religious, 8 religious brothers, and 3 permanent deacons.
[edit] Residential bishops
The following is a list of the bishops of Mackenzie-Fort Smith and their terms of service:
- Paul Piché (1967-1986)
- Denis Croteau (1986-2008)
- Murray Chatlain (2008-present)
[edit] 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