The

Anglican 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 th ...

Diocese of Guyana is one of eight within the Province of the West Indies. Its cathedral is

St. George's Cathedral, Georgetown St. George's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Georgetown, Guyana. The wooden church reaches a height of . It is the seat of the Bishop of Guyana. St. George's was designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield and opened on 24 August 1892. The building ...

. The diocese came into being on 24 August 1842, when William Austin (1842-1892) was consecrated as the first bishop. Bishops who have served the diocese since then have included:

Proctor Swaby William Proctor Swaby FRGS (184416 November 1916) was a colonial Anglican bishop from 1893 until 1916. Born in Tetney, Swaby was educated at Durham University, where he won the Barry Scholarship. He eventually gained a doctorate in Divinity He ...

(1893-1899), Edward Parry (1900-1921),

Oswald Parry Oswald Hutton Parry was Bishop of Guyana from 1921 until 1936. Born into an eminent ecclesiastical family, he was educated at Charterhouse and Magdalen College, Oxford. After a curacy at St Ignatius, Sunderland he was appointed ''Head of Archbi ...

(1921-1937), Alan Knight (1937-1979), Randolph George (1980-2009) and Cornell Moss (2009-2015). The current bishop is Charles Davidson (2016-present). In 1842 (shortly after division), her jurisdiction was described as " Demerara, Essequibo, Berbice". In 1866, there were two archdeaconries: Hugh Hyndman Jones was

Archdeacon of Demerara An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that of mos ...

and that of Berbice was vacant.''The Clergy List for 1866'' (London: George Cox, 1866
p. 458
/ref> The diocese also covers Suriname and Cayenne/French Guiana.Anglican Diocese of Guyana observes 175th Anniversary with Youth Festival on International Youth Day 2017
/ref> In a 2002 census, about 7% of Guyanese described themselves as Anglican.

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Anglicanism in Guyana Anglican Church in the Caribbean Religious organizations established in 1842 1842 establishments in British Guiana Church in the Province of the West Indies {{Guyana-stub

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