Whitehorse.Whitehorse, Yukon -- Father Gary Gordon Master Sgt. Gary Ivan Gordon (August 30, 1960–October 3, 1993) is a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. At the time of his death, he was a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army's special operations unit, the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta , 48, of the Archdiocese arch·di·o·cese n. The district under an archbishop's jurisdiction. arch  di·oc of Vancouver has been appointed bishop of Whitehorse. The diocese of Whitehorse has been without its own bishop since the accidental death in an aeroplane crash of Bishop Lobsinger, O.M.I. in 2000. Bishop Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Croteau, O.M.I. of the neighbouring MacKenzie Fort Smith diocese has acted as administrator over the last two and a half years. Both dioceses are small in population but huge in territory. The Whitehorse diocese covers all of Yukon and part of Northern British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography . It has 12 priests (five diocesan, seven O.M.I.), 2 deacons, 7 women religious and 8 pastoral assistants who cover 8000 Catholics in 20 parishes and missions. |
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