The Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon is one of four

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 State ...

s in 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 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 Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land, founded in 1875, forms one of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada. Territorial evolution The territory covered by the province is roughly coterminous with the western por ...

. The territory covered by the province encompasses the civil

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

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, ...

and

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

. There are five dioceses and one "recognized territory

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the 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: * ''

'', also known as the ''diocese of Islands and Inlets'' (British Columbia) * '' Caledonia'' (British Columbia) * ''

Kootenay Kootenay, Kootenai, and Kutenai may refer to: Ethnic groups *The Kutenai, also known as the Ktunaxa, Kootenai, or Kootenay, an indigenous people of the United States and Canada **Kutenai language, the traditional language of the Kutenai **Ktunaxa ...

'' (British Columbia) * ''

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'' (British Columbia) * ''

'' (Yukon) * ''

Territory of the People The Territory of the People (previously called the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior until 2016)

'' (British Columbia) The former Diocese of Cariboo's operations were suspended as a result of insolvency arising from liability judgements in the cases of abuse at residential schools operated by the Diocese. The parishes within her territory have been administered, as the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior, by a suffragan bishop to the Metropolitan since 2004, and were became a "recognized territory

the status of a diocese" on November 14, 2015. Provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada are headed by a Metropolitan, elected from among the province's diocesan

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s. This bishop then becomes Archbishop of his or her diocese and Metropolitan of the Province. The current Metropolitan of the Province of British Columbia and Yukon is Lynne McNaughton of the Diocese of Kootenay.

Metropolitans of British Columbia and Yukon

Suffragan bishops to the Metropolitan

* Gordon Light (2004–2008) *

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(2009–2020)

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The British Columbia and Yukon Anglican Youth Movement
- The BCYAYM is the Anglican youth movement of the ecclesiastical province of BC and Yukon. The fall conference has taken place at Canadian Thanksgiving for more than 50 years. Anglican archbishops in Canada Organizations based in British Columbia Christian organizations established in 1914 Christian organizations established in 1943 Christianity in British Columbia Christianity in Yukon Ecclesiastical provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada {{Yukon-stub

Metropolitans of British Columbia and Yukon

Suffragan bishops to the Metropolitan

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