Archbishop Murray Chatlain

Bishop Murray Chatlain was born in Saskatoon, January 19, 1963.  He completed his elementary and high school in Saskatoon and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon.  His studies continued at St. Peter’s Seminary in London, Ontario where he completed a Masters of Divinity Degree.  He has also studied the Dene language at La Loche, SK which is located in the Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas.  He lived four years among the Dene in Black Lake, SK and Fond du Lac, SK which he calls his “Dene Seminary.”

 Bishop Murray was named Coadjutor of Mackenzie-Fort Smith on June 23, 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI. He succeeded as Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith on May 10, 2008.  On December 6, 2012, his Holiness Pope Benedict the XVI named Most Reverend Murray Chatlain the Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith in The Northwest Territories.    

On December 30, 2024, Most Rev. Murray Chatlain was appointed the eighth Archbishop of Winnipeg by Pope Francis.  His installation as Archbishop of Winnipeg took place on Friday, April 4, 2025, at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Most Rev. Murray Chatlain is also currently the Apostolic Administrator for the Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas.