Ecclesiastical Province of Canada
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The Ecclesiastical Province of Canada was founded in 1860 and is one of four ecclesiastical province
s in the Anglican Church of Canada
. Despite its name, the province covers only the former territory of Lower Canada
(ie., southern and eastern Quebec
), the Maritimes
, and Newfoundland and Labrador
. There are seven diocese
s in the province:
Provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada are headed by a Metropolitan, elected from among the province's diocesan bishops. This bishop then becomes Archbishop of his or her diocese and Metropolitan of the Province. The current Metropolitan of the Province of Canada is the Most Rev. Claude W. Miller, Archbishop of Fredericton.
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...
. Despite its name, the province covers only the former territory of Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
(ie., southern and eastern 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....
), the Maritimes
Maritimes
The Maritime provinces, also called the Maritimes or the Canadian Maritimes, is a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. On the Atlantic coast, the Maritimes are a subregion of Atlantic Canada, which also includes the...
, and 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...
. There are seven 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 in the province:
- MontrealDiocese of MontrealDiocese of Montreal can refer to:* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal* Anglican Diocese of Montreal...
(QuebecQuebecQuebec 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....
), - QuebecAnglican Diocese of QuebecThe 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...
(whose borders are consistent with Lower CanadaLower CanadaThe Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
outside of MontrealMontrealMontreal 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...
), - FrederictonAnglican Diocese of FrederictonThe 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...
(New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew 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...
), - Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova 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 IslandPrince Edward IslandPrince 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...
), - Western Newfoundland (Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland 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...
), - Central Newfoundland (Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland 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...
), and - Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland 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...
).
Provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada are headed by a Metropolitan, elected from among the province's diocesan bishops. This bishop then becomes Archbishop of his or her diocese and Metropolitan of the Province. The current Metropolitan of the Province of Canada is the Most Rev. Claude W. Miller, Archbishop of Fredericton.
Metropolitans of Canada
| Name | Diocese | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | The Rt. Rev. Francis Fulford | Bishop of Montreal | 1861-1868 |
| 2nd | The Rt. Rev. Ashton Oxenden | Bishop of Montreal | 1869-1878 |
| 3rd | The Rt. John Medley | Bishop of Fredericton | 1879-1892 |
| 4th | The Most Rev. John Travers Lewis | Archbishop of Ontario | 1893-1900 |
| 5th | The Most Rev. William Bennett Bond | Archbishop of Montreal | 1901-1906 |
| 6th | The Most Rev. Arthur Sweatman | Archbishop of Toronto | 1907-1909 |
| 7th | The Most Rev. Charles Hamilton | Archbishop of Ottawa | 1909-1912 |
| 8th | The Most Rev. Clarendon Lamb Worrell | Archbishop of Nova Scotia | 1915-1934 |
| 9th | The Most Rev. John Andrew Richardson | Archbishop of Fredericton | 1934-1938 |
| 10th | The Most Rev. John HacKenley | Archbishop of Nova Scotia | 1939-1943 |
| 11th | The Most Rev. Philip Carrington | Archbishop of Quebec | 1944-1960 |
| 12th | The Most Rev. John Harkness Dixon | Archbishop of Montreal | 1960-1962 |
| 13th | The Most Rev. Alexander Henry O'Neil | Archbishop of Fredericton | 1963-1972 |
| 14th | The Most Rev. William Wallace Davis | Archbishop of Nova Scotia | 1972-1975 |
| 15th | The Most Rev. Robert Lowder Seaborn | Archbishop of Newfoundland (later Archbishop of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador) |
1975-1980 |
| 16th | The Most Rev. Harold Lee Nutter | Archbishop of Fredericton | 1980-1989 |
| 17th | The Most Rev. Reginald Hollis | Archbishop of Montreal | 1989-1990 |
| 18th | The Most Rev. Stewart Payne | Archbishop of Western Newfoundland | 1990-1997 |
| 19th | The Most Rev. Arthur Gordon Peters | Archbishop of Nova Scotia | 1997-2002 |
| 20th | The Most Rev. Andrew Sandford Hutchison | Archbishop of Montreal | 2002-2004 |
| 21st | The Most Rev. Bruce Stavert | Archbishop of Quebec | 2004-2009 |
| 22nd | The Most Rev. Claude Weston Miller | Archbishop of Fredericton | 2009- |
See also
- Ecclesiastical provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada
- List of dioceses of the Anglican Church of Canada