Anglican Diocese of Ontario
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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. The diocese is not coterminous with the Canadian
civil province
of Ontario
, but rather encompasses approximately 17,700 square kilometres of it, comprising the counties of Prince Edward
, Hastings, Lennox and Addington, Frontenac, and Leeds and Grenville. Apart from Kingston, other major centres included in the diocese are Belleville
, Brockville, and Trenton
. The diocese ministers to approximately 13,000 Anglicans in forty-four parishes.
The diocese was founded in 1862, when it was divided from the Diocese of Toronto
. Until 1896 it included the present-day Diocese of Ottawa. Its first bishop, John Travers Lewis
, a Church of Ireland
cleric, was the first bishop consecrated in Canada rather than England
.
The present bishop is Michael Oulton and the dean
is Mary Irwin-Gibson.
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 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...
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...
, itself a province of the 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...
. Its See city
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
is Kingston, Ontario
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...
, and its cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
is St. George's
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. The diocese is not coterminous with the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
civil province
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...
of 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....
, but rather encompasses approximately 17,700 square kilometres of it, comprising the counties of Prince Edward
Prince Edward County, Ontario
Prince Edward County is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario.-Geography:Prince Edward County is located in Southern Ontario on a large irregular headland or littoral at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, just west of the head of the St. Lawrence River...
, Hastings, Lennox and Addington, Frontenac, and Leeds and Grenville. Apart from Kingston, other major centres included in the diocese are Belleville
Belleville, Ontario
Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...
, Brockville, and Trenton
Trenton, Ontario
Trenton is a community in Southern Ontario in the municipality of Quinte West, Ontario, Canada. Located on the Bay of Quinte, it is the main population centre in Quinte West....
. The diocese ministers to approximately 13,000 Anglicans in forty-four parishes.
The diocese was founded in 1862, when it was divided from the Diocese of 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...
. Until 1896 it included the present-day Diocese of Ottawa. Its first bishop, John Travers Lewis
John Travers Lewis
His Grace Dr. John Travers Lewis was a Church of England clergyman, archbishop, and author. He was the Archbishop of Ontario, third Metropolitan of Canada, and the first Bishop of Ontario ....
, a Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
cleric, was the first bishop consecrated in Canada rather than England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The present bishop is Michael Oulton and the dean
Dean (religion)
A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...
is Mary Irwin-Gibson.