Background
Weisgerber was born in Vibank, Saskatchewan, to Jack and Catherine Weisgerber.
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Weisgerber was born in Vibank, Saskatchewan, to Jack and Catherine Weisgerber.
Following his schooling at Vibank, he attended Saint Peter"s College at Muenster and then Saint Paul"s University in Ottawa, where he obtained licence degrees in Philosophy and Theology.
He is the retired sixth Archbishop of Winnipeg, serving from August 2000 until October 2013. He was ordained a priest at Holy Rosary Cathedral in Regina on June 1, 1963, and named a Prelate of Honour on October 16, 1991. Weisgerber was Dean of Arts at Notre Dame College in Wilcox, where he taught philosophy, religious studies, and French.
He worked several years in the Archbishop of Regina"s office serving as the director of the pastoral and social justice offices.
In 1990 he was elected General Secretary of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. On March 7, 1996, Weisgerber was appointed the fifth Bishop of Saskatoon by Pope John Paul World War II He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 3 from Archbishop Peter Mallon, with Archbishop Joseph MacNeil and Bishop Joseph MacDonald serving as co-consecrators.
Weisgerber was later named the sixth Archbishop of Winnipeg on June 7, 2000. He succeeded Leonard James Wall, and was installed at Saint Mary's Cathedral on August 24, 2000.
In addition to his duties as Archbishop, he currently serves as the President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Development and Peace Euthanasia.
Bishop Weisgerber has said that there is no evidence of abortion involvement on the part of groups funded by the bishops’ official development arm, the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace.
Bishop Weisgerber has spoken against plans to legalize euthanasia in Canada, saying that it was the antithesis of what should be at the heart of human civilization: trust, respect, concern and solidarity, based on reverence for all human life.