Roman Catholic Diocese of Churchill–Hudson Bay
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Diocese of Churchill–Baie d’Hudson | |
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 Cathedral of the Holy Canadian Martyrs and Queen of Martyrs in 1999 | |
 Logo of the Diocese | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Keewatin–Le Pas |
| Population - Catholics | 8,300 (28.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathédrale Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens-et-Reine-des-Martyrs |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Wiesław Krótki |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| dioceseofchurchillhudsonbay | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Churchill–Hudson Bay (French Diocèse de Churchill–Baie d’Hudson,
suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Keewatin–Le Pas
.
Its
Queen of Martyrs, in Churchill, Manitoba
.
History
- Established on 1925.07.15 as Apostolic Vicariate of Keewatin(now its Metropolitan)
- Promoted on 1931.12.21 as Apostolic Vicariateof Hudson Bay (English) / Baie d’Hudson / Sinus de Hudson (Latin)
- Lost territory on 1945.07.13 to establish the then Apostolic Vicariate of Labrador
- Promoted on 1967.07.13 as Diocese of Churchill / Churchillpolitan(us) (Latin)
- Renamed on 1968.01.29 as Diocese of Churchill–Hudson Bay (English) / Churchill–Baie d’Hudson / Churchillpolitan(us)–Sinus de Hudson (Latin).
Statistics and extent
As per 2014, it pastorally served 10,370 Catholics (30.5% of 34,023 total) on 2,300,000 km2 in 13 parishes and 8 missions with 3 priests (diocesan), 1 deacon and 2 lay religious (2 sisters).
It includes the northeastern part of the federal Province of Manitoba and all except the western extremity of the Territory of Nunavut.
As of 2004, the diocese had 17 parishes, 7 religious priests and 7,900 Catholics, 2 Women Religious, 8 Religious Brothers and 1 permanent deacon.
Bishops
Ordinaries
(all Roman Rite)
- Apostolic Prefect of Hudson Bay
- Fr. Louis-Eugène-Arsène Turquetil, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (born France) (O.M.I.) (1925.07.15 – 1931.12.15 see below)
- Apostolic Vicars of Churchill-Hudson Bay
- Louis-Eugène-Arsène Turquetil (see above 1931.12.15 – retired 1942.12.18), Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phœnicia(1931.12.15 – death 1955.06.14)
- Marc Lacroix, O.M.I. (first Canadian incumbent) (1942.12.18 – 1967.07.13 see below), Titular Bishop of Rhosus(1942.12.18 – 1967.07.13)
- Suffragan Bishops of Churchill
- Marc Lacroix (see above 1967.07.13 – 1968.01.29 see below)
- Suffragan Bishops of Churchill-Hudson Bay
- Titular Bishop of Chullu(1968.10.25 – resigned 1970.11.24), died 1976
- Omer Alfred Robidoux (1970.03.07 – death 1986.11.12)
- Reynald Rouleau (1987.05.15 – retired 2013.02.16)
- Anthony Wiesław Krótki (born Poland) (16 February 2013 - ... ).
Coadjutor bishop
- Armand Clabaut, O.M.I. (1937-1940), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic; did not succeed to see
See also
- Catholicism portal
Canada portalCanada portal
References
- GCatholic, with Google map and satellite photo - data for all sections
- Diocese of Churchill-Baie d'Hudson page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 18, 2006
External links
58°46′00″N 94°10′00″W / 58.7667°N 94.1667°W
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