Roman Catholic Diocese of Mackenzie–Fort Smith

Diocese of Mackenzie–Fort Smith Dioecesis Mackenziensis–Arcis Smith
File:Fort Smith NWT, RC Cathedral.JPG St. Joseph's Cathedral, Fort Smith
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Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Grouard-McLennan
Headquarters	Yellowknife
Statistics
Area
Population - Catholics	28,540 (67.9%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	St. Joseph Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jon Hansen, C,Ss.R.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gérard Pettipas, C.Ss.R.
Emeritus Bishops	Denis Croteau
Map
File:Bistum Makenzie-Fort Smith.svg
Website
mfsdiocese.ca

The 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 Jon Hansen,C.Ss.R. 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:

• Paul Piché (1967–1986)
• Denis Croteau (1986–2008)
• Murray Chatlain (2008–2012), appointed Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba
• Mark Hagemoen (2013–2017), appointed Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• Jon Hansen, C.Ss.R (December 15, 2017)

Coadjutor bishops

• Pierre-Armand-Albert-Lucien Fallaize, O.M.I. (1931-1939), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic; did not succeed to see
• Joseph-Marie Trocellier, 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 Archived May 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine retrieved May 19, 2008