Bishop of MacKenzie-Fort-Smith, Denis Croteau. (New Bishops: Canada).Yellowknife, NWT--In Northern Alberta Norhern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region. , the Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort-Smith, Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Croteau, O.M.I., was named apostolic administrator An apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration. An apostolic administration can either be an area that is not yet a diocese (a stable apostolic administration) or for a for the diocese of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Yukon Territory, territory (2001 pop. 28,674), 207,076 sq mi (536,327 sq km), NW Canada. Geography and Climate The triangle-shaped Yukon territory is bordered on the N by the Beaufort Sea of the Arctic Ocean, on the E by the Northwest Territories, , in addition to his regular jurisdiction. Both dioceses are huge in territory but have very few priests. Whitehorse has been without a bishop since Bishop Thomas Lobsinger, O.M.I., died in a plane crash in 2000, while piloting the plane himself. The diocese has 8235 faithful spread out over 20 parishes, with three diocesan and eight religious, order priests, two permanent deacons, nine religious and 66 lay pastoral assistants. |
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