R-043 conventionDeclaration detailLevel http://ica-atom.org/doc/RS-2#5.4 Partial corporateBody Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas conventionDeclaration 1910-present The function of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas is to administer regional parishes. The function of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas is to administer regional parishes.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas administers parishes under its jurisdiction. While the Jesuits visited the area in the 1690s, it was not until the nineteenth century that large amounts of missionary activity occurred, with the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and the Grey Nuns arriving in 1846. On March 4, 1910, the Apostolic Vicariate of Keewatin was created from parts of the Diocese of Prince-Albert and on July 13, 1967, the Vicariate was upgraded to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas, thus making it the head of the Ecclesiastical Province of Keewatin-Le Pas.

During the Residential School System, the Archdiocese had several residential schools operating within its boundaries. These schools were run by the Oblates, with the Oblate Sisters and the Sisters of Jesus-Marie acting as teachers. These schools remained under Catholic supervision until 1969, when the Governemnt of Canada assumed control of all residential schools.

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). In IRSSA, the archdiocese is named as the “Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Keewatin/Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas.”

Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Keewatin / Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas 1800-01-01 2015-12-31

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