The Anglican Diocese of Western Newfoundland is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
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 ...
of the
Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC or ACoC) is the Ecclesiastical province#Anglican Communion, province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French-language name is ''l'Église anglicane du Canada''. In 2017, the Anglican Church co ...
. It comprises 78 congregations grouped in 32 parishes in Newfoundland and Labrador, with approximately 24,000 souls. Most parishes are multipoint -with more than two congregations- with only one full-time clergy. As of 2012, the diocese had 20 full-time and over 350 lay ministers.
[http://www.province-canada.anglican.org/synod2012/Western%20Report%202012.pdf (accessed 28 April 2015)]
Bishops
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William Legge (1976–1978; previously bishop suffragan in the
Diocese of Newfoundland
The Anglican Diocese of Newfoundland was, from its creation in 1839 until 1879, the Diocese of Newfoundland and Bermuda, with the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist at St. John's, Newfoundland, and a chapel-of-ease named ''Trinity Church'' in the ...
)
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Stewart Payne (Sidney) Stewart Payne was Anglican Archbishop of Newfoundland and Labrador and Metropolitan of Canada in the late 20th century.
Born on 6 June 1932 and educated at the Memorial University of Newfoundland he was ordained in 1957. Crockford's Cle ...
(1978–1997);
Metropolitan of Canada, 1990–1997
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Len Whitten Leonard Whitten was the Anglican Bishop of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada from 1997 to 2004.
Educated at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and ordained in 1962 he had previously served at Channel - Port aux Basques, Labrador, Gander Bay ...
(1997–2003)
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Percy Coffin Percy David Coffin (b 1953) is the former Anglican Archbishop of the Diocese of Western Newfoundland, Canada.
Coffin was born in Joe Batt's Arm and educated at the Memorial University of Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland, also ...
(2003–2018);
Metropolitan of Canada, 2014–2017
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John Organ
John Organ is the Canadian Anglican Bishop
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 ...
(2018–present)
Parishes
*Parish Of All Saints,
*Parish Of Bay Of Islands,
*Parish Of Bay St. George,
*Parish Of Bonne Bay North,
*Parish Of Bonne Bay South,
*Parish Of Burgeo,
*Parish Of Cow Head,
*Parish Of Cox's Cove/Mcivers,
*Parish Of Daniel's Harbor,
*Parish Of Deer Lake,
*Parish Of Flowers Cove,
*Parish Of Forteau,
*Parish Of Grand Bay,
*Parish Of Green Island,
*Parish Of Isle Aux Morts,
*Parish Of Meadows,
*Parish Of Pasadena/Cormack,
*Parish Of Pisolet Bay,
*Parish Of Plum Point,
*Parish Of Port Saunders,
*Parish Of
Ramea
Ramea is a small village in Newfoundland and Labrador located on Northwest Island, one of a group of five major islands located off the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The island is approximately 3.14 km long by 0.93 km wide (1.95 ...
,
*Parish Of Rose Blanche,
*Parish Of Seal Cove,
*Parish Of St. Anthony,
*Parish Of St. Augustine,
*Parish Of St. James the Apostle,
*Parish Of St. John The Evangelist,
*Parish Of St. Luke,
*Parish Of St. Mary The Virgin,
*Parish Of St. Michael & All Angels,
*Parish Of Stephenville Crossing,
*Parish Of White Bay,
References
External links
Anglican Church of Canadaofficial site
Diocese of Western Newfoundlandofficial site
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Western Newfoundland, Anglican Diocese of
Anglican Province of Canada