Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Winnipeg
As of 2010, the archdiocese contains 92 parishes, 60 active diocesan priests, 26 religious priests, and 166,000 Catholics. It also has 27 religious brothers, 113 religious sisters, and 19 permanent deacons. The cathedral of the archdiocese is St. Mary's Cathedral in Winnipeg. The archbishop since 2014 is Richard Gagnon.
History
The Archdiocese was created in 1915 by Pope Benedict XV in his bull Inter praecipuas. Unusually, this bull made the archdiocese exempt and subject immediately to the Holy See. Historian John M. Reid, Jr. suggests that this decision was made due to ethnic conflicts in Winnipeg between Irish and French Catholics. The existing Archdiocese of St. Boniface was traditionally Francophone.
Bishops
The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Winnipeg and their terms of service:
Archbishops
- Arthur Alfred Sinnott (1915–1952)
- Philip Francis Pocock (1952–1961), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario
- George Flahiff (1960–1982)
- Adam Exner (1982–1991), appointed Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia
- Leonard James Wall (1992–2000)
- James Weisgerber (2000–2013)
- Richard Gagnon (2014–present)
Coadjutor bishops
- Gerald C. Murray (1944-1951), did not succeed to the see
- Philip Francis Pocock (1951-1952)
Auxiliary bishops
- Francis Ryder Wood (1940-1943?), did not take effect
Priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Charles Aimé Halpin, appointed Archbishop of Regina in 1973