Roman Catholic Diocese of Mackenzie–Fort Smith

Diocese of Mackenzie–Fort Smith Dioecesis Mackenziensis–Arcis Smith
Our Lady of Victory Church in Inuvik
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Grouard-McLennan
Statistics
Area	1,523,400 km2 (588,200 sq mi)
Population - Catholics	28,540 (67.9%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	St. Joseph Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Mark Hagemoen
Bishops emeritus	Denis Croteau
Website
www.dioceseofmackenzie.com

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mackenzie–Fort Smith (Latin: Dioecesis Mackenziensis–Arcis Smith) is a Roman Catholic diocese that includes the Northwest Territories, the northern extremity of Saskatchewan and the extreme west of the Territory of Nunavut in Canada. It is currently led by Bishop Mark Hagemoen.

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.

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)
• Mark Hagemoen (2013- )

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 retrieved May 19, 2008