Most Reverend Richard J. Gagnon, D.D. of Winnipeg

ichard Joseph Gagnon was born on June 17, 1948 in RLethbridge, Alberta to parents Therese Demers Ga- gnon and George Gagnon. He moved to with his family while still a child and attended both Catho- lic and public schools. He graduated from Saint Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School in North Vancouver before proceeding to study philosophy, history and English at Simon Fraser University, completing his Teaching Certi- fication for British Columbia in 1976. Bishop Gagnon’s Seminary Studies were taken at the Pontifical Beda College in Rome from 1978-1983. Rev. was ordained to the priesthood at Holy Rosary Cathedral on June 24, 1983, the Feast of St. John the Baptist, by Archbishop James Carney. In the Archdiocese of Vancouver he served in many ca- pacities, including as Pastor, Vicar General, Archdiocesan Consultor, Director of the Office of Religious Education and member of the Presbyteral Council. In February 2003, Pope John Paul II named Father Ga- gnon a Prelate of Honour, in recognition of his faithful service to the Church and exemplary performance of his duties. At his investiture ceremony Archbishop Exner rec- ognized that Msgr. Gagnon had “rendered outstanding dis- tinguished service in the Church in Vancouver as a loving, effective, and dedicated pastor, a man who is ever ready to meet new challenges — a servant ready to go wherever called.” On May 14, 2004, Pope John Paul II appointed Richard Joseph Gagnon as the 16th Bishop of the Diocese of Victoria. Bishop Gagnon was formally Consecrated and Installed at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Victoria, on July 20, 2004. Bishop Gagnon chose as his Episcopal motto: “To obey is to serve in love”. Most Reverend Richard Joseph Gagnon was named the seventh Archbishop of Winnipeg by Pope Francis on Oct. 28, 2013. He was installed on Jan. 3, 2014 in St. Mary’s Cathedral. Archbishop Gagnon is currently the Vice President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, is the CCCB English sector episcopal representative on the Board of the Catholic Organization for Life and the Fam- ily, is a member of the Catholic and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Working Group, and a member of the Board of Returning to Spirit. In 2016, Archbishop Gagnon inaugurated the first Synod in the history of the Archdiocese of Winnipeg.

1 Archbishop Gagnon’s Coat of Arms The Archbishop’s personal coat of arms (on the right half of the shield) is impaled with the Archdiocesan coat of arms to indicate his office as Archbishop of Winnipeg. The field of the shield is red. A gold cross is placed on it with the four arms extending to the edges of the shield. In the upper left and lower right quarters is an Agnus Dei, also in gold. The shield is partly inspired by the emblem of Archbishop Gagnon’s pre- decessor in Victoria, Modeste Demers (1809-1871), the first Bishop of Vancou- ver Island. Bishop Demers and Arch- bishop Gagnon are closely related via a collateral branch of the Demers family. Bishop Demers’ emblem was red and gold and featured a gold Latin cross set on a mount with two figures praying at the base of the cross. These tinctures have been kept, as has the cross. Since Archbishop Gagnon was ordained on June 24th, the feast day of St. John the Baptist, the two charges are gold Agnus Dei emblems, traditionally associated with St. John the Baptist. This is also a reference to Archbishop Gagnon’s ancestral roots in Quebec. Above the shield is the green hat with ten tassels at either side, which signals that these are the arms of a Roman Catholic Archbishop. The shield is placed on a gold archiepiscopal cross as an additional mark of Office. Archbishop Gagnon has chosen as his motto: “To Obey is to Serve in Love” ; an expression of a very important part of his faith and a vision for his episcopate. Former First Archbishop Most Reverend Alfred A. Sinnott, J.C.D., D.D., born February 22, 1877. Ordained to the Priesthood February 18, 1900. Consecrated as Archbishop of Winnipeg on September 21, 1916, installed in Winnipeg, December 24, 1916. Resigned January 14, 1952, died April 18, 1954 and laid to rest in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Winnipeg.

Coadjutor-Archbishop of Winnipeg Most Reverend Gerald Murray, C.Ss.R., D.D., born December 26, 1885. Ordained to the Priest- hood September 4, 1910. Consecrated as Bishop of Victoria May 7, 1930. In 1933 he was named Bishop of Saskatoon. Appointed Coadjutor-Archbishop of Winnipeg, January 27, 1944, died June 3, 1951 and was buried in Montreal. Former Archbishops continued on page 3 2 Former Archbishops (continued from page 2)

Second Archbishop Most Reverend Philip F. Pocock, J.C.D., D.D., born July 2, 1906. Ordained to the priesthood June 14, 1930. Consecrated Bishop of Saskatoon on June 29, 1944. On April 6, 1951, named Titular Archbishop of Aprus, Coadjutor-Archbishop of Winnipeg - Apostolic Administrator. Named second Archbishop of Winnipeg January 14, 1952. Appointed Titular Archbishop of Isauropolis, Coadjutor- Archbishop of Toronto - Ordinary, February 18, 1961, Archbishop of Toronto March 30, 1971. Died September 6, 1984. He is buried in Thornhill, Ontario.

Third Archbishop His Eminence George B. Cardinal Flahiff, C.S.B., D.D., (elevated to the College of Cardinals in the Consistory on April 28, 1969) born Oct. 25, 1905. Ordained to the Priesthood on August 17, 1930. Appointed Archbishop of Winnipeg, March 15, 1961, consecrated May 31, 1961, installed in Win- nipeg on June 25, 1961, retired on March 31, 1982 and died August 22, 1989. He was laid to rest in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Winnipeg.

Fourth Archbishop Most Reverend Adam J. Exner, O.M.I., D.D., born December 24, 1928. Ordained to the Priesthood July 7, 1957. Consecrated March 12, 1974 as Bishop of Kamloops, named Archbishop of Win- nipeg, April 8, 1982, installed June 24, 1982. Appointed Archbishop of Vancouver May 25, 1991. Retired in 2004.

Fifth Archbishop Most Reverend Leonard James Wall, S.T.D., D.D., born September 27, 1924. Ordained to the Priesthood June 11, 1949. Consecrated as Titular Bishop of Leptimino and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto June 21, 1979. Appointed Archbishop of Winnipeg on February 25, 1992. Installed April 8, 1992, retired June 7, 2000 and died March 9, 2002. He was laid to rest in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Winnipeg.

Sixth Archbishop Most Reverend V. James Weisgerber, Ph.L, S.T.L., D.D., born May 1, 1938. Ordained to the Priest- hood June 1, 1963. Ordained 1996 as Bishop of Saskatoon. Appointed Archbishop of Winnipeg on June 7, 2000. Installed August 24, 2000. Retired Oct. 28, 2013.

3 General Information A diocese is a portion of the People of God, entrusted to a Bishop to be nurtured by him, with the cooperation of the priests, in such a way that, remaining close to the pastor and gathered by him through the Gospel and the Eucharist in the Holy Spirit, it constitutes a local church. In this church, the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church of Christ truly ex- ists and functions. (Canon 369). ● Barrows Winnipegosis ● ● Barrows Winnipegosis ● The Archdiocese● Barrows of WinnipegWinnipegosis was● erected on December 4, 1915. It comprises that por- ● Barrows Winnipegosis ● tion of the● ProvinceBarrows ofWinnipegosis Manitoba● lying south of the line dividing Townships 44 and 45 and west of Lake● Barrows WinnipegWinnipegosis and the● Red River, except the territory south of the line dividing ● Barrows Townships 9 and 10 and east of the Meridian between the 13th and 14th Ranges west of the principal Meridian.

● Barrows ● Mafeking ● Pelican Rapids

● Birch River ●Bowsman Duck Bay ● ● Swan River Camperville ● Skownan ●●Mallard Pine River● ●Waterhen Meadow Portage Winnipegosis● ● San Clara ● Toutes Aides● ●Crane River Rorketon ● Valley River Cayer ● ● Roblin ● Ashern Grandview ●Gilbert Plains ● ● ●Dauphin E b b a n d F l o w Fisher Branch Ochre River ● ● Riverton ● ● Ledwyn Ste-Rose-du-Lac ● ● ● Eddystone ● Lake Eriksdale Laurier ● Arborg ● Russell Man ● ● ● McCreary ● Lundar Camp Morton Alonsa ● ● ● Rossburn Fraserwood Gimli ● Elphinstone Amaranth● ● St-Lazare ● ●Erickson Sandy Bay● ● ● ● ● St-Laurent W innipeg Beach Teulon Birtle Shoal ● Polonia ● ● Lake Petersfield Saskatchewan Border St-Ambroise ● Minnedosa ● Neepawa ● ● W oodlands ● Selkirk Stonewall ● ● ●Little Britain Rivers ● Stony Mountain ● Portage la Prairie ● ● St-Eustache Elie V irden ● ● ● ●W innipeg ● St-Francois-Xavier Brandon ● ● Carberry Shilo ●Souris ● Dunrea Baldur Grand-Clariere ● ● ● Melita ● ● B o i s s e v a i n Deloraine

U.S. Border 4 The Archdiocesan Coat of Arms The Y-shape alludes to the Forks (a traditional meeting place for First Nations Peoples), where the Red and Assiniboine riv- ers converge at Winnipeg to form a single stream. The gold of the shield represents the wheat fields of southern Manitoba and, by extension, the Eucharist as the bread of life. The blue refers to the waters of baptism, the gateway to Christian life. The lily refers to the Blessed Virgin Mary, patronness of the cathedral of the Arch- diocese, and to St. Joseph, the principal patron of the Archdiocese, the city of Winnipeg and Canada. The crenellated line refers to Fort Rouge, the settlement established on the site of Winnipeg in 1738 by the explorer La Verendrye. The maple leaves are a Canadian symbol and allude to the diversity of the archdiocese’s population, and their number represents the Holy Trinity. (Granted by the Canadian Haraldic Authority, August 15, 2014). Heavenly Patron The patron of the Archdiocese of Winnipeg is St. Joseph. Basic Statistics Area (Square kms) 116,405 Total Population 560,000 Catholic Population 155,000 Deaneries 6 Parishes 67 Missions 21 Reduced Service Churches 9 Diocesan Priests 62 (includes 15 Retired Priests) Religious Priests 19 Deacons 19 Brothers 2 Sisters 51

Deaneries: Parkland Deanery See pg. 40 Westman Deanery See pg. 40-41 Central Winnipeg Deanery See pg. 42 North Winnipeg Deanery See pg. 41 Interlake Deanery See pg. 41-42 South Winnipeg Deanery See pg. 42

5 Archdiocesan Curia

Catholic Centre www.archwinnipeg.ca Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1495 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2C6 Phone: (204) 452-2227 Chancery Fax: (204) 475-4409 Pastoral Centre Fax: (204) 453-8236 Archbishop’s Office Most Reverend Richard J. Gagnon Administrative Assistant to the Archbishop: Patti Gunlaugson Phone: (204) 478-3202 [email protected] Vicar General Reverend D. Ward Jamieson Phone: (204) 896-1320 803-21 Roslyn Rd.,Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2S8 Chancery [email protected] Moderator of the Curia, Episcopal Vicar, Chancellor Direct Phone: (204) 478-3202 Reverend W. Richard Arsenault [email protected] Administrative Assistant to the Moderator Patti Gunlaugson (ext. 239) [email protected] Assistant Archivist: Edie Kempe [email protected] Financial Administration [email protected] Financial Administrator Direct Phone: (204) 478-3203 David Gudmundson [email protected] Assistant to the Financial Administrator Jeanne Tinsley Phone: 452-2227 (ext. 226) [email protected] Financial Manager: Arnold Casaclang (ext. 233) [email protected] Administrative Assistant: Gisele Dorge (ext. 221) [email protected] Annual Appeal Coordinator: John Nicholson (ext. 222) [email protected] Appeal Assistant: Edie Kempe (ext. 234) [email protected]

Human Resources [email protected] Director of Human Resources: Laura Cumming Phone: (204) 452-2227 ext. 227 [email protected] Payroll Administrator/Human Resource Assistant: Carla A’Bear Phone: (204) 452-2227 ext. 275 [email protected] Manitoba Catholic Schools [email protected] Superintendent of Catholic Schools: Robert Praznik MCS Office Phone: (204) 478-3205 [email protected] Administrative Coordinator to Catholic Schools: Tannis Scott (ext. 231) [email protected] 6 Pastoral Services

Pastoral Services [email protected] Director of Pastoral Services: Deacon Ted Wood Phone: (204) 452-2227 (ext. 237) [email protected]

Archives [email protected] Director of Archives: Tyyne Petrowski Phone: (204) 452-2227 (ext. 238) [email protected] Catechetics and Faith Development [email protected] Director of Catechetics: Judith Vasquez Phone: (204) 452-2227 (ext. 243) [email protected]

Catholic Centre for Social Justice [email protected] Micah House Phone: (204) 589-5393 1039 Main Street , Winnipeg, Manitoba R2W 3R2 [email protected]. Social Justice Coordinator: Patti Fitzmaurice

Communications [email protected] Director of Communications: James Buchok Ph: (204) 452-2227 (ext. 248) Cell: (204) 470-4258 New Wine Press, Editor: James Buchok (ext 248) [email protected]

Vocations

Director of Vocations: Phone: (204) 452-2227 (ext. 273) Reverend Peter Nemcek [email protected]

Westman First Nations Ministry

Coordinator: Deacon Conrad Plante Phone: (204) 842-2884 Cellular: (204) 724-0870 Box 66, St. Lazare, Man. ROM 1YO [email protected]

Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry (OYYAM) [email protected] OYYAM Director: Christian Martinez [email protected] Phone: (204) 452-2227 (ext. 228) OYYAM Event Coordinator: Kyan Jaque [email protected]

7 Tribunals

Tribunal Staff

Director of the Tribunal: Jane Coyne (204) 452-2227 (ext. 225) [email protected]

Archdiocesan Tribunal Judicial Vicar Promoter of Justice Reverend W. Richard Arsenault Reverend Robert P. Polz

Sister Betty Iris Bartush, RNDM Thomas Vowell Reverend Monsignor D. Ward Jamieson Sister Susan Wikeem, s.n.j.m. Reverend John Okosun

Regina Regional Tribunal - Winnipeg Branch Associate Judicial Vicar Associate Defenders of the Bond Reverend W. Richard Arsenault Reverend Monsignor Michael L. Moore Judges Sister Susan Wikeem, s.n.j.m. Reverend W. Richard Arsenault Auditors Sister Betty Iris Bartush, RNDM David and Dianne Thorpe Dr. Joseph Campbell Judy Wagner Reverend Monsignor Maurice J. Comeault Reverend Monsignor D. Ward Jamieson Director of the Tribunal Reverend John Okosun Jane Coyne Dr. Thomas Vowell Notaries Defender of the Bond Patti Gunlaugson Reverend Robert P. Polz Arlie Poltronetti Jane Coyne

Canadian Appeal Tribunal 2500 Don Reid Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 2J2 Phone: (613) 241-9461 Judicial Vicar: Monsignor Roch Pagé

8 Archdiocesan Councils

Archdiocesan College of Consultors Reverend W. Richard Arsenault (ex officio) Reverend Monsignor D. Ward Jamieson (ex officio) Reverend Leo Fernandes (2021) Reverend Michel J. Nault (2019) Reverend Eric Giddins (2021) Reverend Robert P. Polz (2019) Archdiocesan Finance Council Most Reverend Richard J. Gagnon Ralph Piasta (2018) Reverend W. Richard Arsenault (ex officio) Guy Prefontaine (2018) Allen Agpalza (2018) Robert Puchniak (2021) Maria Grande (2021) William Wachko (2021) David Gudmundson (ex officio) Sr. Susan Wikeem s.n.j.m. (2018) Reverend Monsignor D. Ward Jamieson (ex officio) Council of Priests

Reverend W. Richard Arsenault (ex officio) Reverend Michel J. Nault (2019) Reverend Mark Filips (2020) Reverend Patrick Neufeld (2020) Reverend Stan Gacek (2020) Reverend Michael Nwosu (2018) Reverend Eric Giddins (2019) Reverend Robert P. Polz (2019) Reverend Monsignor D. Ward Jamieson (ex officio) Reverend Nepolian Suvakin HGN (2020) Reverend Gerald Langevin (2018) Reverend Mark A. Tarrant (2018) Reverend John Legitimas (2020) Reverend Dominic Yuen (2018) Reverend Wayne Morrissey (2020)

Sexual Abuse Response Committee / Professional Standards Board Reverend Monsignor Maurice Comeault Dr. Leigh Quesnel Mrs. Michelle Gallant Sr. Susan Wikeem, s.n.j.m. Reverend Eric Giddins Bishop’s Delegate: Dr. Rayleen De Luca

Archdiocesan Pastoral Council

Most Reverend Richard J. Gagnon Sr. Denise Kuyp, RNDM (2019) Ronald Alcartado (2019) Christian Martinez (ex officio) Reverend W. Richard Arsenault (ex officio) Manuelita Mejos (2019) Sharon Camier (2019) Reverend Michel Nault (2019) Susan Cosens (2019) Reverend Joseph Newman S.J., (2019) Liagaya Debuque (2019) Lizama Parackel (2019) Grace DeJardins (2019) Rebecca Skinner (2019) Lewis Egan (2019) Barbara Sutherland (2019) T. Christopher Furgale (2019) Deacon Murray Teeteart (2019) Deacon Ted Wood (ex officio)

9 Other Dioceses in Manitoba

Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface 151, avenue de la Cathédrale Phone: (204) 237-9851 Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 0H6 Fax:(204) 231-2652 Archbishop of Saint-Boniface: Most Reverend Albert LeGatt Vicar General: Reverend Carl Tarnopolski Chancellor: Reverend Udoka C. Nwosu

St. Boniface Catholic Centre Phone: (204) 237-9851 622 Taché Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 2B4 Fax: (204) 237-9942 [email protected]

Archeparchy of Winnipeg 233 Scotia Street Office: (204) 338-7801 Winnipeg, Manitoba R2V 1V7 Fax: (204) 339-4006 [email protected] www.archeparchy.ca Archeparch of Winnipeg, Metropolitan for Ukrainian Catholics in Canada: Most Reverend Lawrence Huculak, OSBM Chancellor: Reverend Michael Kwiatkowski

Diocese of Churchill-Hudson Bay P.O. Box 10 Phone: (204) 675-2541 Churchill, Manitoba R0B 0E0 Residence: (204) 675-2252 Fax: (204) 675-2140 Bishop of Churchill-Hudson Bay: Most Reverend Anthony Wieslaw Krótki, O.M.I., D.D. Vicar General: Reverend Jusepi Meeus, O.M.I. Phone & Fax: (867) 645-2601

Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas P.O. Box 270, 76 - 1st Street West Phone: (204) 623-6152 The Pas, Manitoba R9A 1K4 Fax: (204) 623-6121 [email protected]

Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas: Most Reverend Murray Chatlain Vicar General and Chancellor: Reverend Robert La Roche omi

10 Ecumenical Bishops Anglican Bishops Diocese of Rupert’s Land General: (204) 992-4200 935 Nesbitt Bay Bishop: (204) 992-4212 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 1W6 Toll-free: 1-866-693-4418 Bishop: Right Reverend Donald D. Phillips Fax: (204) 992-4219 [email protected]

Anglican Diocesan Office Phone: (807) 547-3353 915 Ottawa St., Keewatin, Ontario Mail: P.O. Box 567 Fax: (807) 547-3356 Keewatin, Ontario P0X 1C0 [email protected] Bishop: Right Reverend David Ashdown

Diocese of Brandon Phone: (204) 727-7550 341 - 13th Street, Brandon, Manitoba R7A 4P8 Fax: (204) 727-4135 Mail: Box 21009 WEPO [email protected] Brandon, Manitoba R7B 3W8 www.dioceseofbrandon.org Bishop: Right Reverend William G. Cliff

Lutheran Bishops Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Synod Phone: (204) 889-3760 935 Nesbitt Bay R3T 1W6 Fax: (204) 896-0272 Winnipeg, Manitoba [email protected] Bishop: Bishop Elaine Sauer

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (National) Phone: (204) 984-9157 600-177 Lombard Ave Fax: (204) 984-9185 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0W5 [email protected] Bishop: Bishop Susan Johnson www.elcic.ca

Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada 9 St. John’s Avenue Phone: (204) 586-3093 Winnipeg, Manitoba R2W 1G8 Fax: (204) 582-5241 e-mail: [email protected] Metropolitan: Most Reverend Yurij (Kalistchuk) website: www.uocc.ca 11