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(CCCB – Ottawa)… His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI today named the Most Reverend Murray Chatlain Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith in theNorthwest Territories. At the time of his appointment, he was Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith. He succeeds the Most Reverend Sylvain Lavoie, O.M.I., whose resignation had been accepted by the Holy Father on 16 July 2012 for reasons of health. Since then, Father William Stang, O.M.I., has served as the Apostolic Administrator of Keewatin-Le Pas.