Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

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Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
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Location
Ecclesiastical province Province of Canada
Statistics
Parishes94 (2022) [1]
Members21,892 (2022) [1]
Information
Rite Anglican Church of Canada
Cathedral All Saints Cathedral, Halifax
St. Peter's Cathedral, Charlottetown
Current leadership
Bishop Sandra Fyfe
Map
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Boundaries of the diocese within the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada
Website
www.nspeidiocese.ca

The Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada. It encompasses the provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and has two cathedrals: All Saints' in Halifax and St. Peter's in Charlottetown. Its de facto see city is Halifax (where the synod offices are located), and its roughly 24 400 Anglicans distributed in 239 congregations are served by approximately 153 clergy and 330 lay readers according to the last available data. [2] [3] According to the 2001 census, 120,315 Nova Scotians identified themselves as Anglicans (13% of the province's population), [4] while 6525 Prince Edward Islanders did the same. [5]

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History

The first recorded Anglican services in Nova Scotia were held in Annapolis Royal on October 10, 1710, and in Cape Breton Island in 1745. [6] The Diocese was created on 11 August 1787 by Letters Patent of George III which "erected the Province of Nova Scotia into a bishop's see" and these also named Charles Inglis as first bishop of the see. [7] The diocese was the first Church of England see created outside England and Wales (i.e. the first colonial diocese). At this point, the see covered present-day New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. [8] From 1825 to 1839, it included the nine parishes of Bermuda, subsequently transferred to the Diocese of Newfoundland. [9] In 1842, her jurisdiction was described as "Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island". [10] In 1849, Archdeacon R. Willis was stationed at Halifax. [11] In 1866, there were two archdeaconries: George McCawley was Archdeacon of Nova Scotia and J. Herbert Read of Prince Edward's Island. [12]

Churches in the diocese that are designated heritage sites include:

Statistics

Based on the parochial reports from the year 2014 [13] the diocese consists of 239 congregations grouped in 94 parishes, within 10 regions, each having a Regional Dean and an Archdeacon with a total membership of 24,400 people. Of the diocesan clergy 74 are parish Rectors, 19 are Priests in Charge, 101 are retired (many of whom still serve in one or other capacity -including being in charge of a parish). There are two retired bishops, 11 military chaplains; 1 health care chaplain; 2 full-time faculty and the President at the Atlantic School of Theology; 1 full-time University Chaplain and 2 part-time University Chaplains; and 1 Prison Chaplain. The diocese has a successful non-stipendiary clergy programme; currently there are 28 priests and 11 Deacons with that status. There are 330 lay readers trained to administer the sacraments at public services presided by a priest, preach, lead public worship in the absence of clergy, and other pastoral functions.

List of bishops

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia & PEI

Parishes

PARISHES IN THE DIOCESE OF NOVA SCOTIA AND PEI THAT HAVE WEBPAGES:

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. http://www.province-canada.anglican.org/synod%202015/Diocese%20of%20Nova%20Scotia%20and%20Prince%20Edward%20Island%20Report.pdf%5B%5D (accessed 4 July 2015)
  3. Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 28 April 2015)
  4. "Religions in Canada". 2.statcan.ca. Archived from the original on March 17, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  5. "Religions in Canada". 2.statcan.ca. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  6. Archived 2014-06-16 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 28 April 2015)
  7. "No. 12910". The London Gazette . 7 August 1787. p. 373.
  8. Diocesan site – History Archived 2014-06-16 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 31 December 2012)
  9. Piper, Liza (2000). "The Church of England". Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  10. The Colonial Church Atlas, Arranged in Dioceses: with Geographical and Statistical Tables (second ed.). London: SPG. May 1842. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  11. Clergy List 1849, p. 286
  12. The Clergy List for 1866 (London: George Cox, 1866) p. 448
  13. http://www.province-canada.anglican.org/synod%202015/Diocese%20of%20Nova%20Scotia%20and%20Prince%20Edward%20Island%20Report.pdf%5B%5D (accessed 4 July 2015)
  14. "News Alert - Consecration of Bishop-Elect Sandra Fyfe". Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  15. "The Ordination and Consecration of the Reverend Sandra Ruth Fyfe". Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  16. "The Parish of Seaforth on the Web". Archived from the original on 2009-10-27.

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