List of dioceses of the Anglican Church of Canada
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The Anglican Church of Canada
, an independent province of the worldwide Anglican Communion
, contains twenty nine diocese
s and one non-diocesan administrative region, organised into four ecclesiastical province
s (not to be confused, though they often are, with the ACC itself as a "province" of the Anglican Communion, particularly as one of the ACC's four provinces is itself the ecclesiastical province of "Canada," covering eastern Quebec, the Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland.)
All but five dioceses are contiguous with a single civil province or territory. The exceptions are the Arctic, Keewatin, Moosonee, Ottawa, and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
Each diocese has a bishop, four of whom are archbishops serving as metropolitans of their ecclesiastical province. Dioceses are self-governing entities, incorporated under the Corporations Act of the civil province or territory
in which they are active. Dioceses generally meet annually, and have responsibility for all aspects of Church life, except that which concerns doctrine, discipline, or worship. These matters are the purview of the General Synod
of the national Church, which meets triennially, and at other times delegates its powers to an elected body of clergy
and laity
, called the Council of General Synod and to the Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
.
1The Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior
encompasses the area formerly known as the Anglican Diocese of Cariboo
, which was rendered insolvent by legal claims arising from abuse that occurred in Church-administered First Nations
residential schools, and ceased to operate on December 31, 2001. The parishes are currently the pastoral responsibility of the Metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province, and are overseen by a suffragan bishop to the Metropolitan.
The four metropolitans are:
Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada is the Province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French name is l'Église Anglicane du Canada. The ACC is the third largest church in Canada after the Roman Catholic Church and the United Church of Canada, consisting of 800,000 registered members...
, an independent province of the worldwide Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is an international association of national and regional Anglican churches in full communion with the Church of England and specifically with its principal primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury...
, contains twenty nine diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
s and one non-diocesan administrative region, organised into four ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
s (not to be confused, though they often are, with the ACC itself as a "province" of the Anglican Communion, particularly as one of the ACC's four provinces is itself the ecclesiastical province of "Canada," covering eastern Quebec, the Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland.)
All but five dioceses are contiguous with a single civil province or territory. The exceptions are the Arctic, Keewatin, Moosonee, Ottawa, and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
Each diocese has a bishop, four of whom are archbishops serving as metropolitans of their ecclesiastical province. Dioceses are self-governing entities, incorporated under the Corporations Act of the civil province or territory
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
in which they are active. Dioceses generally meet annually, and have responsibility for all aspects of Church life, except that which concerns doctrine, discipline, or worship. These matters are the purview of the General Synod
Synod
A synod historically is a council of a church, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. In modern usage, the word often refers to the governing body of a particular church, whether its members are meeting or not...
of the national Church, which meets triennially, and at other times delegates its powers to an elected body of clergy
Clergy
Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. A clergyman, churchman or cleric is a member of the clergy, especially one who is a priest, preacher, pastor, or other religious professional....
and laity
Laity
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, called the Council of General Synod and to the Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada is elected by the General Synod of the Church from among a list of five bishops nominated by the House of Bishops...
.
| Diocese | Province | Territory | Cathedral | See City | Bishop(s) | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algoma Anglican Diocese of Algoma The Diocese of Algoma is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario of the Anglican Church of Canada. It comprises nearly 182,000 square kilometres of the Ontario districts of Algoma , Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Manitoulin, and parts of the districts of Nipissing and Timiskaming... (Bishop of Algoma) |
Ontario Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario The Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario is one of the Anglican Church of Canada's four ecclesiastical provinces. It was established in 1912 out of six dioceses of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada located in the civil Province of Ontario, and the Diocese of Moosonee from the Ecclesiastical... |
Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... |
St. Luke's Cathedral | Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in... |
The Right Rev. Dr. Stephen Andrews | 1873 |
| Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior The Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior is an administrative region formed in 2002 out of the former Anglican Diocese of Cariboo, part of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada.... (Suffragan Bishop to the Metropolitan)1 |
British Columbia and the Yukon | British Columbia | St. Paul's Cathedral St. Paul's Cathedral (Kamloops) St Paul's Cathedral, Kamloops, was the cathedral of the former Anglican Diocese of Cariboo, which was dissolved because of its inability to meet tort judgments against it in respect of abuse in Indian residential schools... |
Kamloops | Suffragan to the Metropolitan: The Right Rev. Barbara Andrews | 2002 (following the demise of the Anglican Diocese of Cariboo, 1914–2001) |
| Arctic (Bishop of the Arctic) |
Rupert's Land Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land The Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land was founded in 1875 and is one of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada. The territory covered by the province is roughly coterminous with the western portion of the former Hudson's Bay Company concession of Rupert's Land, as... |
Northwest Territories Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south... and Nunavut Nunavut Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993... |
St. Jude's Cathedral St. Jude's Cathedral (Iqaluit) St. Jude's Cathedral may refer to:Canada*St. Jude's Cathedral United States*Cathedral of Saint Jude the Apostle... |
Iqaluit, NU | Diocesan: The Right Rev. Andrew Atagotaaluk Andrew Atagotaaluk The Rt Rev.Andrew Atagotaaluk is the current Bishop of The Arctic and the first Inuk Bishop in the Anglican Communion.-Notes:... Suffragan: The Right Rev. Benjamin T. Arreak |
1933 |
| Athabasca Anglican Diocese of Athabasca The Anglican Diocese of Athabasca is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada, in the northern half of the civil province of Alberta. It was created in 1874 by the division of the original Diocese of Rupert's Land. The Synod of the Diocese of... (Bishop of Athabasca) |
Rupert's Land | Alberta Alberta Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces... |
St. James' Cathedral | Peace River Peace River, Alberta Peace River is a town in northwestern Alberta, Canada, situated along the banks of the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is located northwest of Edmonton, and northeast of Grande Prairie, along Highway 2. The Peace River townsite is nearly ... |
The Right Rev. Fraser Lawton | 1876 |
| Brandon Anglican Diocese of Brandon The Diocese of Brandon is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada. It has an area of 65,000 square miles. The current Bishop is Jim Njegovan. Its cathedral is in Brandon.... (Bishop of Brandon) |
Rupert's Land | Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other... |
St. Matthew's Cathedral St. Matthew's Anglican Cathedral, Brandon St. Matthew's Cathedral, is the Anglican cathedral in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. The cathedral is located in a residential neighbourhood on 13th Street near Victoria Avenue.Built in between 1912 and 1913 to designs by Brandon architect W.A... |
Brandon Brandon, Manitoba Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance... |
The Right Rev. James Njegovan James Njegovan The Rt Rev.James Njegovan is the current Bishop of Brandon.He was educated at St. John's College, University of Manitoba and ordained in 1979. He served parishes in Winnipeg before becoming Dean of Brandon Cathedral in 1992, a post he held until his elevation to the Episcopate.-Notes:... |
1913 |
| British Columbia Anglican Diocese of British Columbia The Diocese of British Columbia is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada.... (Bishop of British Columbia) |
British Columbia and the Yukon Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon The Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon is one of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada. It was founded in 1914 as the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia, but changed its name in 1943 when the Diocese of Yukon was incorporated from the... |
British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858... |
Christ Church Cathedral | Victoria Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... |
The Right Rev. James A.J. Cowan | 1875 |
| Caledonia Anglican Diocese of Caledonia The Diocese of Caledonia is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada.Early missionary leaders who served in this diocese include Bishop William Ridley and James Benjamin McCullagh.... (Bishop of Caledonia) |
British Columbia and the Yukon | British Columbia | St. Andrew's Cathedral | Prince Rupert Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and home to some 12,815 people .-History:... |
The Right Rev. William John Anderson | 1879 |
| Calgary Anglican Diocese of Calgary The Anglican Diocese of Calgary is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada, located in the southern part of the civil province of Alberta. It was established in 1888... (Bishop of Calgary) |
Rupert's Land | Alberta | Cathedral Church of the Redeemer Cathedral Church of the Redeemer The Cathedral Church of the Redeemer is located in the city centre of Calgary, Alberta. It is the seat of the Anglican Diocese of Calgary.The original Church of the Redeemer, a wood frame building erected just east of the present site, was completed and opened for worship August 3, 1884. It was... |
Calgary Calgary Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies... |
The Right Rev. Derek B. E. Hoskin | 1888 |
| Central Newfoundland Anglican Diocese of Central Newfoundland The Diocese of Central Newfoundland is part of the Anglican Church of Canada and was brought about by The Restructuring of the Diocese of Newfoundland Act, 1975... (Bishop of Central Newfoundland) |
Canada Ecclesiastical Province of Canada The Ecclesiastical Province of Canada was founded in 1860 and is one of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada. Despite its name, the province covers only the former territory of Lower Canada , the Maritimes, and Newfoundland and Labrador... |
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400... |
St. Martin's Cathedral | Gander Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador Gander is a Canadian town located in the northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately south of Gander Bay, south of Twillingate and east of Grand Falls-Windsor... |
The Right Rev. David Torraville | 1976 |
| Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador The Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador is one of seven dioceses of the ecclesiastical province of Canada.-History:From 1839-1925 the Diocese included Bermuda as well as Newfoundland.... (Bishop of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador) |
Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Cathedral Church of St. John the Baptist | St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St... |
The Right Rev. Cyrus Pitman | 1976 (succeeding old Diocese of Newfoundland, founded 1839) |
| Edmonton Anglican Diocese of Edmonton The Diocese of Edmonton is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada. The diocese comprises almost 78,000 square kilometres of the civil Province of Alberta, consisting of a band across the central part of the province, extending to the borders of... (Bishop of Edmonton) |
Rupert's Land | Alberta | All Saints' Cathedral All Saints' Anglican Cathedral (Edmonton) All Saint's Anglican Cathedral is the cathedral serving the Anglican Diocese of Edmonton, which covers central Alberta. It serves as the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Edmonton, currently The Right Reverend Dr. Jane Alexander.-Building:... |
Edmonton | The Right Rev. Dr. Jane Alexander Jane Alexander (Bishop) Jane Alexander is a bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada, and the current Bishop of Edmonton. She was installed on May 11, 2008 at All Saints' Anglican Cathedral. Until her consecration she served as Dean of Edmonton and Rector of All Saints' Cathedral... |
1913 |
| Fredericton Anglican Diocese of Fredericton The Diocese of Fredericton is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada. Established in 1845, its first bishop was the Rt. Rev. John Medley, who served until his death on September 9, 1892... (Bishop of Fredericton) |
Canada | New Brunswick New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area... |
Christ Church Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral (Fredericton) Christ Church Cathedral is the cathedral church located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, the see city. Construction on the cathedral began in 1845. It was officially opened in 1853. The "Gothic Revival" style cathedral is modelled after St. Mary's Church, Snettisham, Norfolk.G. Ernest Fairweather ... |
Fredericton | The Most Rev. Dr. Claude Miller Claude Miller (bishop) Claude Weston Miller is the current Anglican Archbishop of Fredericton and Metropolitan of Canada.-References:... |
1845 |
| Huron Anglican Diocese of Huron The Diocese of Huron is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario of the Anglican Church of Canada. The diocese comprises just over 31,000 square kilometres of the extreme south-western portion of the civil province of Ontario, sandwiched between Lake Huron and Lake Erie... (Bishop of Huron) |
Ontario | Ontario | St. Paul's Cathedral | London London, Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city... |
Diocesan: The Right Rev. Robert Bennett Suffragan: The Right Rev. Terry Dance |
1857 |
| Keewatin Anglican Diocese of Keewatin The Diocese of Keewatin is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada. It straddles the border of the civil provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, comprising over 900,000 square kilometres. The diocese is geographically isolated, consisting of mainly small, and mostly First Nations communities. The... (Bishop of Keewatin) |
Rupert's Land | Ontario and Manitoba | St. Alban's Cathedral | Kenora, ON | Diocesan: The Most Rev. David N. Ashdown Area Bishop for Northern Ontario: The Right Rev. Lydia Mamakwa |
1902 |
| Kootenay Anglican Diocese of Kootenay The Diocese of Kootenay is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada.-External links:*... (Bishop of Kootenay) |
British Columbia and the Yukon | British Columbia | St. Michael and All Angels Cathedral | Kelowna Kelowna Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"... |
The Most Rev. Dr. John Privett | 1899 |
| Montreal Anglican Diocese of Montreal The Diocese of Montreal is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada, in turn a province of the Anglican Communion. The diocese comprises the 21,400 square kilometres encompassing the City and Island of Montreal, the Laurentians, the South Shore opposite... (Bishop of Montreal) |
Canada | Quebec Quebec Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level.... |
Christ Church Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral (Montreal) Christ Church Cathedral is an Anglican Gothic Revival cathedral in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the seat of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal. It is located at 635 Saint Catherine Street West, between Union Avenue and University Street. It is situated on top of the Promenades Cathédrale underground... |
Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... |
The Right Rev. Barry Clarke | 1850 |
| Moosonee Anglican Diocese of Moosonee The Anglican Diocese of Moosonee is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario of the Anglican Church of Canada. Now headquartered in Timmins, Ontario it was originally headquartered in Moose Factory. Its first bishop was the Right Rev. John Horden.... (Bishop of Moosonee) |
Ontario | Ontario and Quebec | St. Matthew's Cathedral | Timmins Timmins, Ontario Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997... , ON |
The Right Rev. Tom Corston | 1872 |
| New Westminster Anglican Diocese of New Westminster The Diocese of New Westminster is one of six dioceses of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada. The See city is Vancouver. The current bishop is the Right Rev. Michael Ingham and the Dean of New Westminster is the Very Rev. Peter Elliott... (Bishop of New Westminster) |
British Columbia and the Yukon | British Columbia | Christ Church Cathedral | Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... |
The Right Rev. Michael Ingham | 1879 |
| Niagara Anglican Diocese of Niagara The Diocese of Niagara is one of thirty regional divisions in the Anglican Church of Canada. The see city of the diocese is Hamilton with the Bishop's seat being located at Christ's Church Cathedral on James Street North. Located within the ecclesiastical province of Ontario, it borders the... Bishop of Niagara |
Ontario | Ontario | Christ Church Cathedral Christ's Church Cathedral (Hamilton) Christ's Church Cathedral, the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Niagara, is located at 252 James Street North, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Built in 1835 , it predates the existing Anglican cathedrals of Toronto, Kingston, London, Halifax, Fredericton and St... |
Hamilton Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe... |
The Right Rev. Michael A. Bird | 1875 |
| Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island The Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada. It encompasses the provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and has two cathedrals: All Saints' in Halifax and St. Peter's in Charlottetown... (Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) |
Canada | Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the... and Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population... |
All Saints' Cathedral All Saints' Cathedral (Halifax) All Saints Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Anglican Church of Canada in Halifax, Nova Scotia.It is the cathedral for the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island... |
Halifax, NS | Diocesan: The Right Rev. Dr. Susan Moxley Suffragan: The Right Rev. Ron Cutler |
1787 |
| Ontario Anglican Diocese of Ontario The Diocese of Ontario is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario of the Anglican Church of Canada, itself a province of the Anglican Communion. Its See city is Kingston, Ontario, and its cathedral is St. George's, Kingston... (Bishop of Ontario) |
Ontario | Ontario | St. George's Cathedral St. George's Cathedral (Kingston) St. George's Cathedral in Kingston, Ontario is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Ontario.-History:Successor to the first St. George's parish church, a wooden building of 1792 located across from what is now Kingston Market Square, the present church building was constructed from... |
Kingston Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post... |
The Right Rev. George L.R. Bruce | 1862 |
| Ottawa Anglican Diocese of Ottawa The Diocese of Ottawa is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario of the Anglican Church of Canada, itself a province of the Anglican Communion.-Bishops of Ottawa:... (Bishop of Ottawa) |
Ontario | Ontario and Quebec | Christ Church Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral (Ottawa) Christ Church Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The church is located in the northwest section of the city's downtown at the western end of Sparks Street at the top of a promontory looking down to the Ottawa River.-Beginnings:... |
Ottawa | The Right Rev. Dr. John Chapman John Holland Chapman John Holland Chapman is the current Canadian Anglican Bishop of Ottawa.A native of Ottawa, Chapman was educated at Carleton University and ordained in 1978. His first post was as assistant curate at St. Matthias' Church, Ottawa after which he became Anglican Chaplain at University of Western... |
1896 |
| Qu'Appelle Anglican Diocese of Qu'Appelle The Diocese of Qu’Appelle in the Anglican Church of Canada lies in the southern third of the civil province of Saskatchewan and contains within its geographical boundaries some 50% of the province's population of one million.-History:... (Bishop of Qu'Appelle) |
Rupert's Land | Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota.... |
St. Paul's Cathedral St. Paul's Cathedral (Regina) St Paul's Anglican Cathedral is an historic church building located on the outskirts of Regina's central business district. Built as a parish church in 1894-1895, it became the pro-cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Qu'Appelle, in southern Saskatchewan, Canada in 1944 when pro-cathedral status... |
Regina Regina, Saskatchewan Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox... |
The Right Rev. Gregory Kerr-Wilson Gregory Kerr-Wilson The Rt Rev Gregory Kerr-Wilson, is the current Anglican Bishop of Qu'Appelle and was consecrated as bishop in May 2006. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and was ordained into the priesthood in 1990, beginning his career as Curate of St Paul's, Toronto... |
1884 |
| Quebec Anglican Diocese of Quebec The Anglican Diocese of Quebec was founded by Letters Patent in 1793, and is a part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada, in turn a province of the Anglican Communion... (Bishop of Quebec) |
Canada | Quebec | Cathedral of the Holy Trinity | Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest... |
The Right Rev. Dennis Drainville Dennis Drainville Dennis Paul Drainville is a Canadian bishop an educator and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1993; later taught Humanities and History for 12 years at the Cegep College de la Gaspésie et des Îles, and is now Anglican Bishop of Quebec.-Ontario... |
1793 |
| Rupert's Land Anglican Diocese of Rupert's Land The Diocese of Rupert's Land is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada. It is named for the historical British North American territory of Rupert's Land, which was contained within the original diocesan boundaries.The diocese comprises 72,500... (Bishop of Rupert's Land) |
Rupert's Land | Manitoba | Cathedral of St. John Cathedral of St. John (Winnipeg) St. John's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The cathedral church is located in the city's downtown on Anderson Avenue near Main Street and the Red River. St... |
Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name... |
The Right Rev. Donald D. Phillips | 1849 |
| Saskatchewan Anglican Diocese of Saskatchewan The Diocese of Saskatchewan is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada formed in 1874. Its headquarters are in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The diocese of Saskatoon was split off from it in 1933.... (Bishop of Saskatchewan) |
Rupert's Land | Saskatchewan | St. Alban's Cathedral | Prince Albert Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan... |
The Right Rev. Michael Hawkins | 1874 |
| Saskatoon Anglican Diocese of Saskatoon The Diocese of Saskatoon is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada. Its territory is a band across the middle of the province of Saskatchewan. It was separated from the Anglican Diocese of Saskatchewan in 1933. The motto of the diocese is Sursum... (Bishop of Saskatoon) |
Rupert's Land | Saskatchewan | St. John's Cathedral | Saskatoon | The Right Rev. David Irving | 1874 |
| Toronto Anglican Diocese of Toronto The Diocese of Toronto is an administrative division of the Anglican Church of Canada covering the central part of southern Ontario. It has the most members of any Anglican diocese in Canada. It is also one of the biggest Anglican dioceses in the Americas in terms of numbers of parishioners, clergy... (Bishop of Toronto) |
Ontario | Ontario | St. James' Cathedral | Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... |
Diocesan: The Most Rev. Colin Johnson Colin Johnson Colin Robert Johnson SCP is the current Anglican Archbishop of Toronto and the Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario. He is an alumnus of Trinity College in the University of Toronto and the 11th bishop of the diocese, the largest in the Anglican Church of Canada.Johnson was... Area Bishop: The Right Rev. Dr. Patrick Yu Area Bishop: The Right Rev. George Elliott Area Bishop: The Right Rev. Phillip Poole Area Bishop: The Right Rev. Dr. Linda Nicholls |
1839 |
| Western Newfoundland Anglican Diocese of Western Newfoundland The Anglican Diocese of Western Newfoundland is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada. It comprises 32 congregations serving communities in Newfoundland and Labrador.-Bishops:*William Gordon Legge... (Bishop of Western Newfoundland) |
Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist | Corner Brook | The Right Rev. Percy Coffin Percy Coffin Percy David Coffin is the current Anglican Bishop of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. -References: Category:Anglican bishops of Western Newfoundland... |
1976 |
| Yukon Anglican Diocese of Yukon The Anglican Diocese of Yukon is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada. It comprises 15 congregations serving 24 communities in the Yukon and parts of northern British Columbia.... (Bishop of Yukon) |
British Columbia and the Yukon | Yukon Territory | Christ Church Cathedral | Whitehorse Whitehorse, Yukon Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in... |
The Right Rev. Larry Robertson | 1891 |
1The Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior
Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior
The Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior is an administrative region formed in 2002 out of the former Anglican Diocese of Cariboo, part of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada....
encompasses the area formerly known as the Anglican Diocese of Cariboo
Anglican Diocese of Cariboo
The Diocese of Cariboo was a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada. Incorporated in 1914, the diocese ceased operations on December 31, 2001 after being forced into bankruptcy when the financial strain of legal costs associated...
, which was rendered insolvent by legal claims arising from abuse that occurred in Church-administered First Nations
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
residential schools, and ceased to operate on December 31, 2001. The parishes are currently the pastoral responsibility of the Metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province, and are overseen by a suffragan bishop to the Metropolitan.
The four metropolitans are:
- Canada: The Most Rev. Dr. Claude W. Miller, Archbishop of Fredericton
- Rupert's Land: The Most Rev. David Ashdown, Archbishop of Keewatin
- Ontario: The Most Rev. Colin Johnson, Archbishop of Toronto
- British Columbia and the Yukon: The Most Rev. Dr. John Privett, Archbishop of Kootenay