Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon
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The Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon is one of four ecclesiastical province
s 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 Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land
. The territory covered by the province encompasses the civil province
of British Columbia
and the Yukon Territory. There are five active and one inactive dioceses in the province:
Cariboo's operations are currently suspended as a result of insolvency arising from liability judgements in the cases of abuse at residential schools operated by the Diocese. The parishes are currently administered by a suffragan bishop
to the Metropolitan, and are referred to as the "Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior."
Provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada are headed by a Metropolitan
, elected from among the province's diocesan bishop
s. This bishop then becomes Archbishop of his or her diocese and Metropolitan of the Province. The current Metropolitan of the Province of British Columbia and the Yukon is the Most Rev. John Privett of the Diocese of Kootenay.
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 in 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 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 Ecclesiastical Province of 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...
. The territory covered by the province encompasses the 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 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...
and the Yukon Territory. There are five active and one inactive dioceses in the province:
- British Columbia (British Columbia)
- Caledonia (British Columbia)
- Cariboo (British Columbia)
- Kootenay (British Columbia)
- New Westminster (British Columbia)
- Yukon (Yukon)
Cariboo's operations are currently suspended as a result of insolvency arising from liability judgements in the cases of abuse at residential schools operated by the Diocese. The parishes are currently administered by a suffragan bishop
Coadjutor bishop
A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese...
to the Metropolitan, and are referred to as the "Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior."
Provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada are headed by a Metropolitan
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
, elected from among the province's diocesan bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s. This bishop then becomes Archbishop of his or her diocese and Metropolitan of the Province. The current Metropolitan of the Province of British Columbia and the Yukon is the Most Rev. John Privett of the Diocese of Kootenay.
Metropolitans of British Columbia and the Yukon
| Name | Diocese | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | The Most Rev. Frederick Herbert Du Vernet | Archbishop of Caledonia | 1915-1924 |
| 2nd | The Most Rev. Adam Urias de Pencier | Archbishop of New Westminster | 1925–1940 |
| 3rd | The Most Rev. Walter Robert Adams | Archbishop of Kootenay | 1942–1951 |
| 4th | The Most Rev. Harold Eustace Sexton | Archbishop of British Columbia | 1952–1969 |
| 5th | The Most Rev. Godfrey Philip Gower | Archbishop of New Westminster | 1969–1971 |
| 6th | The Most Rev. Ralph Stanley Dean | Archbishop of Cariboo | 1971–1973 |
| (Acting Metropolitan) | The Most Rev. John Timothy Frame | Bishop of Yukon | 1973–1975 |
| 7th | The Most Rev. David Somerville | Archbishop of New Westminster | 1975–1980 |
| 8th | The Most Rev. Douglas Walter Hambidge | Archbishop of New Westminster | 1981–1993 |
| 9th | The Most Rev. David Perry Crawley | Archbishop of Kootenay | 1994–2004 |
| 10th | The Most Rev. Terrence Owen Buckle | Archbishop of Yukon | 2005–2009 |
| 11th | The Most Rev. John Elswood Privett | Archbishop of Kootenay | 2009- |
See also
- Ecclesiastical provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada
- List of dioceses of the Anglican Church of Canada
External links
- The British Columbia and Yukon Anglican Youth Movement - The BCYAYM is the Anglican youth movement of the ecclesiastical province of BC and Yukon. The fall conference has taken place at Canadian Thanksgiving for more than 50 years.