The Anglican Diocese of Quebec was founded by Letters Patent in 1793 and is a part of the

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of the

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, in turn a province of the

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. In 1842, her jurisdiction was described as "

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" or "

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" (technically an historical term in 1842). The diocese comprises 720,000 square kilometres and took its present shape in 1850 with the carving off of what is now the Diocese of Montreal. It includes a territory of west to east from Magog to the Gaspe and the

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, south to north from the United States border to Kawawachikamach and several communities along the Lower North Shore. The diocesan office is located in

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, as is

Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (french: Sainte-Trinité) is the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Quebec. It is home to two parishes: the Parish of Quebec and la Paroisse de Tous les Saints. It stands on the western side of Quebec City's Pl ...

, completed in 1804. The diocese counts approximately 3,000 Anglican faithful who gather in 73 congregations as of 2017. With both the dioceses of Quebec and

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having fewer than 10,000 members and decreasing numbers, discussions are underway to explore ways the two dioceses can work more closely together.

Bishops of Quebec

Deans of Quebec

The Dean of Quebec is also Rector of Holy Trinity Cathedral. *1888–1899: Richard W. Norman *1899–1915: Lennox W. Williams *1915–1925:

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*1925–1927: Louis R. Sherman (afterwards Bishop of Calgary, 1927) *1927–1947: Alfred Henchman Crowfoot *1948–1957: Robert L. Seaborn (afterwards

Bishop 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 ...

, 1965) *1957–1969: Arthur B. Coleman *1970–1977: Allen Goodings *1977–1987: J. Paul James *1989–1998: James D. Merrett *1999–2007: Walter H. Raymond OGS *2008–present: Christian Schreiner

History

*M. E. Reisner, ''Strangers and Pilgrims: A History of the Anglican Diocese of Quebec, 1793-1993'' (1995, Anglican Book Centre)

* Ernest Hawkins (SPG), Ernest Hawkins, ''Annals of the Diocese of Quebec'

References

External links

Diocese of Quebec website
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