Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard–McLennan

The Archdiocese of Grouard - McLennan (Latin: Archidioecesis Gruardensis - McLennanpolitanus ) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in McLennan, Alberta, Canada.

History

The diocese was founded initially on 8 April 1962 as Apostolic Vicariate of Athabaska Mackenzie from the Archdiocese of Saint -Boniface. On July 3, 1901 the name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Athabaska, on 15 March 1927 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Grouard.

On 13 July 1967, the Archdiocese of Grouard - McLennan standalone was founded.

Bishops

  • Henri Joseph Faraud OMI, 1862-1890
  • Pierre -Emile -Jean -Baptiste -Marie Grouard, OMI, 1890-1929
  • Joseph- Wilfrid Guy OMI, 1929-1937, then Bishop of Gravelbourg
  • Ubald Langlois OMI, 1938-1953
  • Henri Routhier, OMI, 1953-1972
  • Henri Légaré, OMI, 1972-1996
  • Henri Goudreault OMI, 1996-1998
  • Arthé Guimond, 2000-2006
  • Gérard Pettipas, C.Ss.R., since 2006
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