(CCCB ? Ottawa)... His Holiness Pope Francis today named the Most Reverend Gary Gordon as Bishop of Victoria. At the time of his appointment, he was Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon. Bishop Gordon succeeds the Most Reverend Richard Gagnon who was appointed Archbishop of Winnipeg on October 28, 2013. Archbishop Gagnon served as Apostolic Administrator of Victoria until he was installed as Archbishop of Winnipeg on January 3, 2014. Since then, the Reverend John Laszczyk has been Diocesan Administrator of Victoria.
(CCCB – Ottawa)… His Holiness Pope Francis today appointed the Rev. Msgr. Mark Hagemoen, P.H., Bishop of Mackenzie – Fort Smith. At the time of his appointment, the Bishop-elect was President of Corpus Christi and St. Mark’s Colleges, Vancouver. The new Bishop becomes the first Canadian episcopal appointment by Pope Francis.
The Executive of the National Federation of Presbyteral Councils is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Roche as the Federation’s BUSINESS MANAGER.