Diocese of Fredericton

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Diocese of Fredericton
Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton, New Brunswick (2005).jpg
Location
Ecclesiastical province Canada
Statistics
Parishes72 (2022) [1]
Members9,823 (2022) [1]
Information
Rite Anglican
Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Current leadership
Bishop David Edwards
Map
Diocese of Fredericton locator map.png
Boundaries of the diocese within the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada
Website
anglican.nb.ca

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 John Medley, who served until his death on September 9, 1892. Its cathedral and diocesan offices are in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Contents

Bishops

Archdeacons

The following have served as archdeacons of the diocese: [2]

Archdeacons of St. Andrews

Archdeacons of Chatham

Archdeacons of Fredericton

George Best held this post 1825–1829 [3] in the Diocese of Nova Scotia, before the erection of Fredericton diocese; Best and Coster were archdeacons for all New Brunswick, and as such were also called Archdeacon of New Brunswick.

Archdeacons of Kingston and the Kennebecasis

Archdeacons of Moncton

Archdeacons of Saint John

Archdeacons of Woodstock

Diocesan Archdeacons

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Elliot, Neil (15 March 2024). "Dioceses of the ACC – by numbers". Numbers Matters. (Neil Elliot is the statistics officer for the Anglican Church of Canada.). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. "Announcements from the Bishop's Office". Anglican Diocese of Fredericton. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. Scott, Robert Forsyth; John E. B. Mayor (ed.) Admissions to the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge (Cambridge: University Press, 1931) p. 491
  4. Hawkins, Ernest. Annals of the Diocese of Fredericton (SPCK, 1847) p. 73
  5. The Clergy List for 1866 (London: George Cox, 1866) p. 450
  6. Messy Church
  7. UNB alumni news
  8. Parish of Bright
  9. 1 2 CCC, Fredericton
  10. Trinity, Sussex, NB
  11. Parish web-site