Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Winnipeg

(Redirected from Archbishop of Winnipeg) Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Canada

Archdiocese of Winnipeg Archidioecesis Vinnipegensis

St. Mary's Cathedral
Coat of Arms
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Immediately exempt to the Holy See
Headquarters	1495 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Statistics
Population - Catholics	162,276
Parishes	88
Schools	16
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1915
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. Located on the west side of the Red River, the Archdiocese of Winnipeg was created from the Archdiocese of Saint Boniface.

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. 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.

Bishops

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

Archbishops

Arthur Alfred Sinnott (1915–1952)
Philip Francis Pocock (1952–1961), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario
George Flahiff (1960–1982)
Adam Exner (1982–1991), appointed Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia
Leonard James Wall (1992–2000)
James Weisgerber (2000–2013)
Richard Gagnon (2014–2024)
Murray Chatlain (2024–present)

Coadjutor bishops

Gerald C. Murray (1944–1951), did not succeed to the see
Philip Francis Pocock (1951–1952)

Auxiliary bishops

Francis Ryder Wood (1940-1943?), did not take effect

Priests of this diocese who became bishops

Charles Aimé Halpin, appointed Archbishop of Regina in 1973

References

Notes

^ "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.
"Episcopal Resignation and Appointment for the Archdiocese of Winnipeg". Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
Reid, Jr., John M. (1961). The Erection of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Winnipeg (MA thesis). University of Manitoba. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
"Most Reverend Richard Gagnon, Seventh Archbishop of Winnipeg". Archdiocese of Winnipeg. Archived from the original on 2013-11-17.

Bibliography

Archdiocese of Winnipeg page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006

External links

Official website

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