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Ecclesiastical Province Of British Columbia And The Yukon
The Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon is one of four ecclesiastical provinces 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 Yukon. There are five dioceses and one "recognized territory iththe status of a diocese"Anglican Church of Canada — Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 14, 2015 (Accessed 16 November 2015) in the province: * '' |
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United States, areas of jurisdiction apply to local, state, and federal levels. Jur ... in Christianity, Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of several diocese, dioceses (or eparchy, eparchies), one of them being the archdiocese (or archeparchy), headed by a metropolitan bishop or archbishop who has ecclesiastical jurisdiction over all other bishops of the province. In the Greco-Roman world, ''ecclesia'' ( grc, ἐκκλησία; la, ecclesia) was used to refer to a lawful assembly, or a called legislative body. As early as Pythagoras, the word took on the additional meaning of a community with shared beliefs. This is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Du Vernet
Frederick Herbert Du Vernet (1860 – 22 October 1924) was the second Bishop of Caledonia and inaugural Metropolitan of British Columbia (taking the title Archbishop of Caledonia whilst Metropolitan.) Du Vernet was educated at Wycliffe College, Toronto and ordained in 1883. After a curacy at St James the Apostle, Montreal he was Diocesan Missioner for the Diocese of Montreal then Professor of Practical Theology at his old college until 1895. From then until"The Clergy List" London, John Phillips, 1900 1904 he was Rector of St John, Toronto when he was appointed to the episcopate. He became a Doctor of Divinity A Doctor of Divinity (D.D. or DDiv; la, Doctor Divinitatis) is the holder of an advanced academic degree in divinity. In the United Kingdom, it is considered an advanced doctoral degree. At the University of Oxford, doctors of divinity are ran ... (DD). References 1860 births University of Toronto alumni Anglican bishops of Caledonia 20th-century A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Buckle
Terrence Owen Buckle (24 August 1940 – 10 September 2020) was a Canadian Anglican bishop. He was Archbishop of Yukon from 1995 to 2010 and Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon from 2005 until 2010, in the Anglican Church of Canada. Ecclesiastical career He was born on 24 August 1940 and educated at the Church Army Training College, Canada and Wycliffe College, Toronto. Commissioned as a Church Army Evangelist in 1962 he was Parish Assistant at St Philip's, Etobicoke and then Director of Inner Parish, Little Trinity, Toronto until 1966. He was the Church Army Incumbent at the Church of the Resurrection, Holman (1966–70); St George's Anglican Mission, Cambridge Bay, (1970–72); and St David's Anglican Mission, Fort Simpson, (1972–75). He was ordained deacon in May 1973 and priest in November 1973. He was Priest in charge at the Church of the Ascension, Inuvik (and Regional Dean of Lower Mackenzie from 1975 to 1982) then Archdeacon of Liard until 1988. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Crawley (bishop)
David Perry Crawley was Archbishop of Kootenay and Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon from 1994 to 2004. He was born in 1937, the son of the Rev. Canon George Antony Crawley and Lucy Lillian Ball, and educated at the University of Manitoba and the University of Kent at Canterbury. He was ordained in 1961 and was the incumbent at St Thomas', Sherwood Park until 1966. He was Canon Missioner at All Saints Cathedral, Edmonton from 1967 until 1970 and Rector of St Matthew's, Winnipeg from 1971 until 1977. He was Archdeacon of Winnipeg from 1974 to 1977 and of Rupert's Land until 1981. He was a Lecturer at St John's College, Winnipeg from 1981 to 1982 after that Rector of St Michael and All Angels, Regina (1982–85). In 1985 he became the twelfth rector of St. Paul's, Vancouver where he sought to heal the relationship between the parish and the local LGBT community and to minister to the members of that community who were at the time dealing with the AIDS crisis. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hannen
John Edward Hannen (born 19 November 1937) was the eighth Bishop of Caledonia. Rt. Rev. John E. Hannen was adopted as a wolf member of Kwaxsuu by late Peter Calder, he held the name Lihlksim Matx Gibuu, which is translated as Wolf Shepherd. Hannen was educated at McGill University and ordained in 1964 after studying at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. After a curacy at St Alphege's Solihull he was priest in charge at the mission to the Hart Highway in the Diocese of Caledonia. He was then priest at St Andrew's Greenville, British Columbia and then priest in charge at the Church of Christ the King, Port Edward, British Columbia. From 1971 to 1981 he was Rector at Christ Church, Kincolith when he was ordained to the episcopate A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Hambidge
Douglas Walter Hambidge was the seventh Bishop of Caledonia and New Westminster; and ninth Metropolitan of British Columbia.He was born in London on 6 March 1927, educated at London University and ordained in 1953. After a curacy at St Mark's, Dalston he held incumbencies at Cassiar, Smithers and Fort St John. In 1969 he was elected as Bishop of Caledonia and in 1980 was elected as Bishop and translated to the Diocese of New Westminster. In 1981 he became Metropolitan of British Columbia, resigning in 1993. From then until his retirement Principal, St Mark's Theological College and an Assistant Bishop in Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Somerville (bishop)
The Most Rev. Thomas David Somerville (November 11, 1915 – July 25, 2011) was the sixth Bishop of New Westminster and eighth Metropolitan of British Columbia. Somerville was born in Lytton, British Columbia and educated at the King George Secondary School and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Ordained in 1939, he had incumbencies in Princeton, Sardis and Vancouver. He was Dean of Residence at the Anglican Theological College of British Columbia then Coadjutor Bishop of New Westminster and then its diocesan and Metropolitan of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ... from 1975, retiring from both positions in 1980. References 1915 births King George Secondary School alumni University of British Columbia alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Frame (bishop)
John Timothy Frame (8 December 1930 – August 4, 2017) was the eighth Bishop of Yukon and acting Metropolitan of British Columbia. Frame was educated at the University of Toronto and ordained in 1957. He was at Burns Lake Mission, Caledonia until his ordination to the episcopate in 1968. In 1973 he became Metropolitan of British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has ...
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Anglican Diocese Of Cariboo
The Diocese of Cariboo was a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada. Incorporated in 1914, the diocese ceased operations on December 31, 2001 when the financial strain of legal costs from third party claims made by the Government of Canada, associated with damage suits brought by former students of the Anglican-run St George's Indian Residential School in Lytton, B.C., exhausted the diocese financially. The parishes of the former Diocese of Cariboo were formed into the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior and were overseen by a Suffragan Bishop to the Metropolitan. Barbara Andrews, formerly Director of the Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre in British Columbia, was elected Suffragan Bishop for the APCI on 30 June 2009 in succession to Gordon Light who served from 2004 to 2008. Andrews was consecrated at St Paul's Cathedral, Kamloops, on October 18, 2009. The future organisational arrangements for the Anglic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Dean
Ralph Stanley Dean (1913, London23 August 1987) was the fifth Bishop of Cariboo and sixth Metropolitan of British Columbia. Dean was born in London in 1913, educated at The John Roan School and ordained in 1939. After curacies at St Mary, Islington and St Luke, Watford he was Chaplain, Tutor and then Vice Principal at the London College of Divinity. Emigrating to Canada, he was Principal of Emmanuel College, Saskatoon, Canada and the Incumbent at Sutherland until his elevation to the episcopate in 1956. While serving as Bishop of Cariboo, Dean took leave from his diocese (but retained the See) in order to serve as Executive Officer of the Anglican Communion, based in his native London from 1 November 1964; that role, and his leave, ended in May 1969 and Dean returned to British Columbia. In 1971, he was additionally appointed Metropolitan of British Columbia, which post he held with his diocesan See; while Metropolitan he was customarily called Archbishop of Cariboo, rathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfrey Gower
Godfrey Philip Gower was the fifth Bishop of New Westminster and Metropolitan of British Columbia.He was born on 5 December 1899, educated at Imperial College, London and St. John's College, University of Manitoba and ordained in 1931. He then held incumbencies in Camrose, Edmonton and Vancouver. He was elected Bishop of New Westminster in 1951 and Metropolitan of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ... in 1968, retiring from both posts in 1971. He died on 23 August 1992. Notes 1899 births Clergy from London Alumni of Imperial College London Anglican bishops of New Westminster 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops 20th-century Anglican archbishops Metropolitans of British Columbia 1987 deaths {{Canada-Angli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Sexton
Harold Eustace Sexton (14 May 1888 – 29 March 1972) was an eminent Anglican bishop in the mid-20th century. He was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide and Keble College, Oxford and ordained in 1912. After curacies at St Paul's, Port Adelaide and All Saints, Hindmarsh he was a Chaplain with the BEF during the First World War. From 1920 he held incumbencies at St Martin's, Hawksburn and All Saints, Upper Norwood before being appointed Bishop Coadjutor of British Columbia in 1935. A year later he became the diocesan bishop, and in 1952 Archbishop of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, .... He relinquished both posts in 1969 and died three years later. References 1888 births People educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
