R-079 conventionDeclaration detailLevel http://ica-atom.org/doc/RS-2#5.4 Partial corporateBody Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse conventionDeclaration Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Whitehorse conventionDeclaration 1967-present Religious Institution The function of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse is to administer regional parishes. The function of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse is to administer regional parishes. The mandate and sources of authority are decided at the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The Diocese is headed by the Bishop who sits on the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse is a Catholic religious organization responsible for the administration of parishes in the region. The diocese received diocesan status on 22 July 1967. The first Catholic missionary arrived in the region in 1861 when Father Gascon, O.M.I., came to the Watson Lake area. The discovery of gold in the region spurred missionary activity in the Yukon. The creation of the Vicariate Apostolic of Whitehorse in January 1944 was largely a result of the Coadjutor of the Vicariate of Prince-Rupert-Yukon moving to Whitehorse and the completion of the Alaska Highway in 1942. Under the leadership of Bishop James P. Mulvihill, O.M.I., the Vicariate was raised to the status of Diocese in 1967.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse was responsible for the administration of residential schools in its boundaries. The Oblates acted as administrators and supervisors of these schools while the Sisters of St. Ann and the Madonna House Institute acted as teachers. The schools were often underfunded and overenrolled and former students have reported cultural, emotional, physical and sexual abuses. In 1969, the schools transferred to the control of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND). The Whitehorse hostels became non-denominational in September 1970 when the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Whitehorse advised it would withdraw from any responsibility at the Coudert residence.

During the 1990s, the public became more aware of the impacts of residential schools. This led to an increase in litigation against the Government of Canada, which culminated in the creation of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) in 2006. IRSSA outlined the process by which residential school litigation was carried out in addition to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). The Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse was named in IRSSA.

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Coudert Hall was located within the boundaries of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse 1922-01-01 1995-12-31

1922-1995