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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Winnipeg

Coordinates: 49°50′06″N 97°09′03″W / 49.8350°N 97.1508°W / 49.8350; -97.1508
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Archdiocese of Winnipeg
Coat of Arms
Location
CountryCanada
Ecclesiastical provinceImmediately exempt to the Holy See[1]
Population
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166,000 (23.5%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1915
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral in Winnipeg
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopRichard Gagnon
Bishops emeritusJames 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.

As of 2010, the archdiocese contains 92 parishes, 60 active diocesan priests, 26 religious priests, and 166,000 Catholics. It also has 27 religious brothers, 113 religious sisters, and 19 permanent deacons. The cathedral of the archdiocese is St. Mary's Cathedral in Winnipeg. The archbishop since 2014 is Richard Gagnon.

History

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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.[2]: 90–91 

Bishops

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

Archbishops

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Coadjutor bishops

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Auxiliary bishops

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Priests of this diocese who became bishops

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See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Reid, Jr., John M. (1961). The Erection of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Winnipeg (MA thesis). University of Manitoba. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Most Reverend Richard Gagnon, Seventh Archbishop of Winnipeg | Archdiocese of Winnipeg". www.archwinnipeg.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-11-17.

Bibliography

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Further reading

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