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Bishop Of Fredericton
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. Bishops * 1845–1892: John Medley; Metropolitan of Canada, 1879–1892 * 1892–1907: Tully Kingdon * 1907–1938: John Richardson; Metropolitan of Canada, 1934–1938 * 1939–1956: William Moorhead * 1957–1971: Henry O'Neil * 1971–1989: Harold Nutter; Metropolitan of Canada, 1980–1989 * 1989–2000: George Lemmon * 2000–2003: Bill Hockin * 2003–2014: Claude Miller; Metropolitan of Canada, 2009–2014 * 2014–present: David Edwards; Metropolitan of Canada, 2020–Present Archdeacons The following have served as archdeacons of the diocese: Archdeacons of St. Andrews * 2001–2003: Geoffrey Hall * 2014–present: John Matheson Archdeacons of Chatham * 2018–2020: Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The majority of Anglicans are members of national or regional ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, which forms the third-largest Christian communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. These provinces are in full communion with the See of Canterbury and thus with the Archbishop of Canterbury, whom the communion refers to as its '' primus inter pares'' (Latin, 'first among equals'). The Archbishop calls the decennial Lambeth Conference, chairs the meeting of primates, and is the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Best (priest)
George Best ( – 2 May 1829) was a Church of England priest in Maritime Canada. Best married Elizabeth Stanser, a daughter of Robert Stanser Robert Stanser (16 March 1760 – 23 December 1828) was an English Church of England bishop. He was the second Bishop of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1824. Born in England, Stanser was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. He was ordained d ... who was the bishop of Nova Scotia, on 21 August 1820. When the diocese of Nova Scotia was divided into four sub-sections, he was selected for one of them and was appointed the first archdeacon of New Brunswick in 1824. This position was under the direction of John Inglis who had succeeded Stanser as bishop. He was also reluctantly the first president of King's College, Fredericton. He was succeeded as archdeacon by George Coster, who was the archdeacon of Newfoundland. References External linksBiography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'' 1790s births 1829 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Church Of Canada Dioceses
The Anglican Church of Canada, a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion, contains thirty-two jurisdictions, consisting of twenty-nine dioceses, one administrative region with diocesan status, one ordinariate (for military chaplaincy), and one national pastoral jurisdiction (for indigenous people). The 29 dioceses and the special administrative area are organised into four ecclesiastical provinces. Most dioceses are contained within a single civil province or territory. The four exceptions are the Arctic, Moosonee, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, and Ottawa dioceses. Each diocese has a bishop, four of whom are archbishops as metropolitans of their ecclesiastical province. Dioceses are self-governing entities, incorporated under the Corporations Act of the civil province or territory in which they are active. Diocesan synods generally meet annually and have responsibility for those aspects of church life which do not concern doctrine, discipline, or worship. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Bishops Of Fredericton
Anglicanism is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The majority of Anglicans are members of national or regional Ecclesiastical province#Anglican Communion, ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, which forms the third-largest Christian Communion (Christian), communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. These provinces are in full communion with the See of Canterbury and thus with the Archbishop of Canterbury, whom the communion refers to as its ''Primus inter pares#Anglican Communion, primus inter pares'' (Latin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Of Fredericton
The Dean of Fredericton is an Anglican dean in the Anglican Diocese of Fredericton of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada The Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, founded in 1860, forms one of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada. Despite modern use of the name ''Canada'', the ecclesiastical province covers only the former territory of Lower Can ..., based at Christ Church Anglican Cathedral in Fredericton. The incumbents have been : References {{DEFAULTSORT:Deans Of Fredericton, List Of Deans of Fredericton Deans of Frederiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sussex, NB
Sussex is a town in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. Sussex is located in south central New Brunswick, between the province's three largest cities, Saint John, Moncton, and Fredericton. Sussex straddles the Kennebecasis River, northeast of Saint John, and is a major dairy product producer in the province. It is home to Atlantic Canada's largest hot air balloon festival. History In 1857 the European and North American Railway was opened, connecting the farming communities of the Kennebecasis River valley with Saint John and Moncton. Sussex was incorporated in accordance with Chapter 44 of the Town Incorporation Act of 1896 and was officially established as a Town on June 2, 1904. The settlers were for the most part British Loyalists who had fled the American Revolution in 1776, with many Irish refugees of the Great Famine from the mid-19th century settling in the nearby farming communities. In 1885, the Sussex Military Camp was established on the eastern edge of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Bandon Parish, New Brunswick
New Bandon is a civil parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes, the heavily francophone east comprises the towns of Hautes-Terres and Rivière-du-Nord, while the heavily anglophone west is part of the Chaleur rural district. The towns are members of the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission, Origin of name The parish was named for Bandon, County Cork in Ireland, source of many settlers of the area. History New Bandon was erected in 1831 from Saumarez Parish. In 1941 the boundary with Paquetville Parish and Saint-Isidore Parish was adjusted. In 1947 part of New Bandon was included in the newly erected Allardville Parish. Boundaries New Bandon ParishThe 1973 Territorial Division Act misspells the name New Brandon Parish; the name is spelt correctly in other modern government sources and in earlier versions of the Act. is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 18 and 29 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 034, 035, 052– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obadiah Newnham
Obadiah Samuel Newnham (23 March 1848, Leamington Hastings – 13 May 1932, St. Stephen, New Brunswick) was Archdeacon of Fredericton from 1907 until his death. Newnham was ordained in 1875 and was a missionary at New London, PEI from 1875 to 1878. He held incumbencies at Pointe-du-Chêne, Saint John, Hampton and St Stephen. He was a Canon of Fredericton Cathedral from 1901 to 1907; and Secretary of the Diocesan Synod A synod () is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word ''wikt:synod, synod'' comes from the meaning "assembly" or "meeting" and is analogous with the Latin ... from 1888 until his death. Notes Archdeacons of Fredericton 19th-century Canadian Anglican priests 20th-century Canadian Anglican priests 1848 births 1932 deaths People from Warwickshire {{Canada-reli-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SPCK
The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) is a UK-based Christian charity. Founded in 1698 by Thomas Bray, it has worked for over 300 years to increase awareness of the Christian faith in the UK and across the world. The SPCK is the oldest Anglican mission organisation in the world, though it is now more ecumenical in outlook and publishes books for a wide range of Christian denominations. It is currently the leading publisher of Christian books in the United Kingdom and the third oldest independent publisher in the UK. Mission The SPCK has a vision of a world in which everyone is transformed by Christian knowledge. Its mission is to lead the way in creating books and resources that help everyone to make sense of faith. Education has always been a core part of SPCK's mission. History Foundation On 8 March 1698, Rev. Thomas Bray met a small group of friends, including Sir Humphrey Mackworth, Colonel Maynard Colchester, Lord Guilford and John Hooke at Lincoln's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Hawkins (priest)
Ernest Hawkins (1802–1868) was an English Anglican churchman, a mission administrator and canon of Westminster. Life He was the sixth son of Henry Hawkins of Lawrence End, parish of Kimpton, Hertfordshire, and major in the East India Company's service, by Anne, only child of John Gurney of Bedford, a merchant. He was born at Lawrence End on 25 January 1802, and educated at Bedford. He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford, on 19 April 1820, and took his B.A. in 1824, M.A. in 1827, and his B.D. on 14 June 1839. On his ordination Hawkins became curate to the Rev. Joseph Gould of Burwash, Sussex, and then travelled on the continent with a pupil. He returned to Oxford as a fellow of Exeter College on 26 December 1831, when he acted as an under-librarian of the Bodleian Library, and served the curacy of St. Aldate in the city of Oxford. Leaving Oxford about 1835 he undertook the curacy of St George's, Bloomsbury, London. In 1838 Hawkins was appointed an under-secretary of the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Nova Scotia
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. According to the 2001 census, 120,315 Nova Scotians identified themselves as Anglicans (13% of the province's population), while 6525 Prince Edward Islanders did the same. 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. 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 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII of England, King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press A university press is an academic publishing house specializing in monographs and scholarly journals. Most are nonprofit organizations and an integral component of a large research university. They publish work that has been reviewed by schola ... in the world. It is also the King's Printer. Cambridge University Press is a department of the University of Cambridge and is both an academic and educational publisher. It became part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, following a merger with Cambridge Assessment in 2021. With a global sales presence, publishing hubs, and offices in more than 40 Country, countries, it publishes over 50,000 titles by authors from over 100 countries. Its publishing includes more than 380 academic journals, monographs, reference works, school and uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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