[Bishop Albert Francois] LeGatt is the fourth Bishop of Saskatoon to take up archbishop’s duties in Winnipeg. Bishop Gerald Murray served as administrator of the Archdiocese of Winnipeg from 1944 to 1951, succeeded by Bishop Philip Pocock from 1952 to 1961.
With a large diocese of nearly 80 parishes stretching from St. Boniface to the Ontario border and including communities along the Red River as well as in southwestern Manitoba, LeGatt expects his travel in the diocese will meet or exceed the 30,000 kilometres he drove each year visiting parishes throughout the Diocese of Saskatoon, which covers the central part of the province.
He expects his work as archbishop will complement the work he did in parishes, attempting to build communities of faith in accordance with his personal motto of unity.
“That’s how I saw my work as a parish priest, to gather the people in one community, by calling forward their gifts and participation, their sense of support for each other, and to celebrate that community of faith and love within the liturgy,” says LeGatt, who has a master’s degree in liturgical studies from Indiana’s Notre Dame University.
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[Bishop Albert Francois] LeGatt is the fourth Bishop of Saskatoon to take up archbishop’s duties in Winnipeg. Bishop Gerald Murray served as administrator of the Archdiocese of Winnipeg from 1944 to 1951, succeeded by Bishop Philip Pocock from 1952 to 1961.
With a large diocese of nearly 80 parishes stretching from St. Boniface to the Ontario border and including communities along the Red River as well as in southwestern Manitoba, LeGatt expects his travel in the diocese will meet or exceed the 30,000 kilometres he drove each year visiting parishes throughout the Diocese of Saskatoon, which covers the central part of the province.
He expects his work as archbishop will complement the work he did in parishes, attempting to build communities of faith in accordance with his personal motto of unity.
“That’s how I saw my work as a parish priest, to gather the people in one community, by calling forward their gifts and participation, their sense of support for each other, and to celebrate that community of faith and love within the liturgy,” says LeGatt, who has a master’s degree in liturgical studies from Indiana’s Notre Dame University.
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