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.
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]