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Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith

Dioecesis Mackenziensis-Arcis Smith



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Bishop(s)

  • Jon Paul Christian Hansen, C.SS.R., Bishop
  • Denis Croteau, O.M.I., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 13 July 1967
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: Northwest Territories
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 1,523,400 (588,413 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: West (Ouest)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: McK
  • Official Web Site: https://mfsdiocese.ca/
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, 5117-52nd Street, Yellowknife, NT X1A 1T7, Canada
  • Telephone: (867)920-2129
  • Fax: 873-9021

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie
3 July 1901SplitVicariate Apostolic of Athabaska Mackenzie Vicariate Apostolic of Athabaska
Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie
19 June 1903Metropolitan ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie (to Vancouver Island)
9 March 1908Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie
Diocese of New Westminster
Prefecture Apostolic of Yukon (erected)
30 November 1912Metropolitan ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Athabaska (from Saint-Boniface)
Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie (from Saint-Boniface)
15 July 1925Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent (Northern part)
Vicariate Apostolic of Keewatin (Northern part)
Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie (Eastern part)
Prefecture Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay} (erected)
15 March 1927Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Athabaska (East of 113 longitude) Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie
13 February 1960Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Keewatin
Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie
Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith
13 July 1967ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)
12 May 1979Territory LostDiocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith (Territory between 55 and 58 degree latitude and 110 and 113 longitude) Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta
2 April 2012Territory LostDiocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith (Fort Chipewyan) Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie
195012,00016,00075.0%6060200107924ap1951
196613,80225,40454.3%545425510211233ap1967
Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith
197017,69634,90850.7%55553218710447ap1971
197624,33755,17844.1%1424356567848ap1977
198018,94839,67547.8%3939485625221ap1981
199019,83435,43956.0%118191,0431263340ap1991
199926,20044,86058.4%2573,742151818ap2000
200025,15041,80060.2%3583,14351440ap2001
200125,40442,15460.3%3583,175151440ap2002
200224,58739,88161.7%3692,731161518ap2003
200321,90037,36058.6%3582,737351446ap2004
200428,54042,04067.9%47112,594381646ap2005
201327,05049,15055.0%4483,3811568ap2014
201636,37550,56871.9%4594,041658ap2017
201927,13354,48749.8%4373,876457ap2020
202124,34048,70050.0%3473,47725618ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 267, and Page 268
  • Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 1,114, to Page 1,116

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