Bishop ordained for Canadian North

(Vatican Radio) Bishop Anthony Wieslaw Krótki, O.M.I., was ordained May 30 as the bishop of Churchill-Hudson Bay, whose territory takes in a large portion of the Canadian North.

The ordination took place at the Church of Mary Our Mother in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. His predecessor, Bishop-emeritus Reynald Rouleau, O.M.I., of Churchill-Hudson Bay, presided. Archbishop Murray Chatlain of Keewatin-The Pas and apostolic administrator of Mackenzie-Fort-Smith and Bishop-emeritus Gilles Cazabon, O.M.I., of Saint-Jérôme, assisted.

Several other bishops from across the country were also present, including Archbishop Richard Smith of Edmonton, who serves as president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.