Murray Chatlain Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific Prefix:The Most Reverend
Murray Chatlain
Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Keewatin-Le Pas
See:Keewatin-Le Pas
Appointed:6 December 2012
Term Start:19 March 2013
Predecessor:Sylvain Lavoie
Ordination:15 May 1987
Consecration:14 September 2007
Consecrated By:Luigi Ventura
Birth Name:Murray Chatlain
Birth Date:1963 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Previous Post:Coadjutor Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith (2007-08)
Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith (2008-12)
Apostolic Administrator of Mackenzie-Fort Smith (2012-13)
Alma Mater:University of Saskatchewan
Saint Peter's Seminary
Motto:Magnificavit Dominus facere nobiscum
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Murray Chatlain.svg
Murray Chatlain
Relstyle:Archbishop

Murray Chatlain (born January 19, 1963) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who (as of 2012) serves as Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas.

Biography

Murray Chatlain was born on January 19, 1963, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[1] He completed baccalaureate studies at the University of Saskatchewan and earned the M.Div. degree at St. Peter's Seminary in London, Ontario.

In 1987 Chatlain was ordained a priest for Diocese of Saskatoon; in subsequent years he served parishes in that diocese and within the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith.[2]

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Chatlain as coadjutor bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith in June 2007. Chatlain was consecrated in September of that year, and he succeeded Bishop Denis Croteau, O.M.I. as ordinary upon the latter's retirement in May 2008.[1]

Benedict XVI appointed Chatlain archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas on December 6, 2012.[1] His installation as the sixth bishop of the Archdiocese took place on March 19, 2013, the same day as the inauguration in Vatican City of the reign of Pope Francis.[3]

Chatlain has studied the Dene aboriginal language and is a member of the Canadian Catholic Aboriginal Council and Co-Chair of Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle, an Indigenous Catholic Coalition.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archbishop Murray Chatlain. catholic-hierarchy.org. June 10, 2013.
  2. News: Pope Benedict XVI names Most Rev. Murray Chatlain as archbishop-elect of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas. John Barker. Thompson Citizen. December 8, 2012. June 13, 2013.
  3. News: Installation of Archbishop Murray Chatlain (photo gallery). Thompson Citizen. June 13, 2013. https://archive.today/20130615201118/http://www.thompsoncitizen.net/apps/pbcs.dll/tngallery?Site=GB&Date=20130321&Category=THOMPSON&ArtNo=321009999&Ref=PH. June 15, 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: Archbishop Murray Chatlain . archdioceseofkeewatinlepas.ca . 25 October 2020.