Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Mackenzie-Fort Smith Gets New Bishop

Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Denis Croteau, meaning Coadjutor Bishop Murray Chatlain now takes over the Mackenzie-Fort Smith Diocese.

Bishop Croteau, 75, served the sprawling, sparsely populated diocese in the Northwest Territories for 22 years.

Murray Chatlain, 45, was born in 1963 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was ordained a priest in 1987 and was appointed the coadjutor bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith in 2007.

The Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith is served by just eight diocesan and religious priests, three permanent deacons, 15 religious, and 16 pastoral workers.

They minister to a population of about 20,110 Catholics (some 68% of the overall population) in 40 parishes and missions spread over 588,413 square miles.
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