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The Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island is a 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...

 of the Ecclesiastical Province of 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...

 of the Anglican Church of Canada
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...

. It encompasses the provinces of 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...

 and has two cathedrals: All Saints'
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...

 in Halifax and St. Peter's in Charlottetown
Charlottetown
Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...

. The synod offices are in Halifax.

History

The Diocese was created on 11 August 1787 by Letters Patent
Letters patent
Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch or president, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation...

 of George III
George III of the United Kingdom
George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...

 which "erected the Province of 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...

 into a bishop's see" and these also named Charles Inglis as first bishop of the see.

Churches in the diocese that are designated heritage site
Heritage site
A Heritage Site is a location designated as important to the cultural heritage of a governing body such as a township, county, province, state, or country. It is a non-moveable object such as a historic site or national monument, but it may include several sites grouped together such as...

s include:
  • All Souls' Chapel (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island)
    All Souls' Chapel (Prince Edward Island)
    All Souls' Chapel is an historic chapel, attached to St. Peter's Cathedral, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Built of Prince Edward Island sandstone in the High Victorian Gothic style of architecture, it overlooks the beautiful Rochford Square.-History:All Souls' Chapel was built...

  • Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Alma, Prince Edward Island)
    Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Alma, Prince Edward Island)
    Holy Trinity Anglican Church is a large historic Carpenter Gothic style Anglican church building located at 40986 Western Road in the unincorporated village of Alma, 4 miles north of Alberton, Prince Edward Island Canada...

  • St. George's Anglican Church (Parrsboro, Nova Scotia)
    St. George's Anglican Church (Parrsboro, Nova Scotia)
    St. George's Anglican Church is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Anglican church building located at 216 Main Street in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada. Built around 1865 of wood, its steep pitched roof, corner belfry with spire and lancet windows are typical of Carpenter Gothic churches. St...

  • St. John's Anglican Church (Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia)
    St. John's Anglican Church (Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia)
    St. John's Anglican Church is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Anglican church building located at 8 Church Road in Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada. Built in 1893-1894 of wood, St. John's is the only church in Peggys Cove. It's steep pitched roof, board and batten siding and lancet windows are...


Bishops

  • The Rt. Rev. Charles Inglis: D.D. Consecrated, August 12, 1787. Died, February 24, 1816.
  • The Rt. Rev. Robert Stanser
    Robert Stanser
    Robert Stanser was an English Church of England clergyman and bishop. He was the second Bishop of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1824....

    : D.D. Consecrated, May 16, 1816. Died, December 23, 1828
  • The Rt. Rev. John Inglis
    John Inglis (bishop)
    John Inglis was the third bishop of the Diocese of Nova Scotia. He was the son of Bishop Charles Inglis.-Life:...

    : D.D. Consecrated, March 26, 1825. Died, October 27, 1850.
  • The Rt. Rev. Hibbert Binney
    Hibbert Binney
    Hibbert Binney was a Canadian Church of England bishop. He was the fourth Bishop of Nova Scotia from 1851 to 1887....

    : D.D. Consecrated, March 26, 1851. Died, April 30, 1887.
  • The Rt. Rev. Frederick Courtney
    Frederick Courtney
    The Rt Rev Frederick Courtney was an eminent Anglican priest, the fifth Bishop of Nova Scotia. Born into an ecclesiastical family, he was educated at King's College London and ordained in 1864...

    : D.D., D.C.L. Consecrated, April 26, 1888. Died, December 29, 1918.
  • The Most Rev. Clarendon Lamb Worrell
    Clarendon Lamb Worrell
    Clarendon Lamb Worrell was the 5th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.- Early life :Clarendon Lamb Worrell was born on July 20, 1853 at Smith's Falls, Ontario to the Reverend Canon John Worrell and Elizabeth Lamb...

    : M.A., D.D., D.C.L. Consecrated, October 18, 1904. Metropolitan of Canada, 1915. Primate of all Canada. 1931. Died, August 10, 1934.
  • The Most Rev. John Hackenley
    John Hackenley
    The Most Rev John Hackenley was an eminent Anglican priest, the seventh Bishop of Nova Scotia. Educated at the University of King's College he was ordained in 1904. His first post was a curacy at Digby Neck after which he held incumbencies at of Granville, Indian Harbour, La Have and North...

     B.A., D.D. Consecrated. January 6, 1925. Metropolitan of Canada 1939. Died, November 16, 1943.
  • The Most Rev. George Frederick Kingston
    George Frederick Kingston
    George Frederick Kingston was a Canadian Anglican bishop in the 20th century.Kingston was born in Prescott, Ontario, educated at Trinity College, Toronto and ordained in 1916. He was Professor of Philosophy at King's College, Nova Scotia and then Dean of Trinity College until 1940 when he was...

    n M.A., Ph.D., D.D. Consecrated, April 25, 1940. Bishop of Algoma, 1940-1944. Bishop of Nova Scotia, 1944. Primate of all Canada and Archbishop of Nova Scotia, 1947. Died, November 20, 1950.
  • The Rt. Rev. Robert Harold Waterman: B.A., D.D., D.C.L. Consecrated, January 27, 1948. Installed Bishop Co-Adjutor of Nova Scotia, January 27, 1948. Bishop of Nova Scotia, November 20, 1950. Enthroned, January 26, 1951. Retired June 20, 1963. Died, December 16, 1984.
  • The Most Rev. William Wallace Davis B.A., B.D., D.D. Consecrated, February 26, 1958. Installed Bishop Co-Adjutor of Nova Scotia February 26, 1958. Bishop of Nova Scotia July 1, 1963. Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, June 8, 1972. Retired, August 31, 1975. Died, May 28, 1987.
  • The Rt. Rev. George Feversham Arnold, M.A, B.D., D.D. Consecrated September 21, 1967. Installed Bishop Suffragan of Nova Scotia, September 21, 1967. Elected Bishop Co-Adjutor, May 29, 1975. Bishop of Nova Scotia, September 1, 1975. Retired, January 1, 1980. Died January 31, 1998
  • The Rt. Rev. Leonard Fraser Hatfield M.A., D.D. Consecrated, October 17, 1976. Installed Bishop Suffragan of Nova Scotia, October 17, 1976. Elected Bishop Co-Adjutor, September 27, 1979. Bishop of Nova Scotia, January 1, 1980. Retired, September 30, 1984 - Died September 14, 2001
  • The Most Rev. Arthur Gordon Peters: B.A., B.S.T., B.D., D.D. Consecrated February 2, 1982. Installed as Bishop Coadjutor of Nova Scotia, February 2, 1982. Installed Bishop of Nova Scotia November 29, 1984. Elected Metropolitan (Archbishop) of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada on October 19, 1997. Retired February 28, 2002
  • The Rt. Rev. Fred Hiltz
    Fred Hiltz
    Frederick James "Fred" Hiltz is the current Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.Hiltz was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia where he was also raised. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree at Dalhousie University in 1975 and obtained his Master of Divinity degree at the Atlantic School of...

    : B. Sc. M.Div. D.D.was elected Suffragan Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island on October 6, 1994 and was consecrated on January 18, 1995. He was elected Coadjutor on November 9, 2001. He became Diocesan Bishop March 1, 2002. He resigned as diocesan bishop effective September 20, 2007 to become Archbishop and 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...

    .
  • The Rt. Rev. Susan Moxley: graduated from the University of Western Ontario (B.A., M.A.) and the University of Michigan (M.A., Ph.D.) Atlantic School of Theology (M.Div.). She was ordained Deacon, June 29, 1984 and Priest, March 25, 1985. She was elected Suffragan Bishop, November 2003 and ordained bishop on March 25, 2004. She was elected Diocesan Bishop October 20, 2007, and Installed to that office on November 23, 2007.http://www.nspeidiocese.ca/bishops/moxley.htm
  • The Rt. Rev. Ronald Cutler: He graduated from McGill University with a B.Th. He was elected Suffragan Bishop on May 23, 2008 and consecrated on June 29, 2008.http://www.nspeidiocese.ca/bishops/cutler.html

Parishes

PARISHES IN THE DIOCESE OF NOVA SCOTIA AND PEI THAT HAVE WEBPAGES:
  • Dartmouth, Emmanuel

  • Dartmouth, Holy Spirit






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