The Diocese of Central Newfoundland is part 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 ...
and was brought about by The Restructuring of the Diocese of Newfoundland Act, 1975. The
Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
The Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador is one of seven dioceses of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada in the Anglican Church of Canada. As of 2012 the diocese had 50,000 members in 81 congregations organised in 35 parishes. T ...
and the
Diocese of Western Newfoundland
The Anglican Diocese of Western Newfoundland is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada. It comprises 78 congregations grouped in 32 parishes in Newfoundland and Labrador, with approximately 24,000 souls ...
were also part of the restructuring of the previous
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 ...
into three dioceses. Based on the last available information in 2012 the diocese has an Anglican population of 33,000 souls in 32 parishes, with 32 priests in parish ministry, 330 Licensed Lay-Ministers and 430 Eucharistic Assistants.
[http://www.province-canada.anglican.org/synod2012/Central%20report%202012.pdf (accessed 28 April 2015)]
Bishops
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Mark Genge
Mark Genge (18 March 1927 – 17 January 2018) was an Anglican bishop who was the Bishop of Central Newfoundland from 1976 until 1990.
Genge was educated at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and Durham University, where he gained an MA in D ...
, 1976–1990
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Edward Frank "Eddie" Marsh, 1990–2000
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Donald A. "Don" Young, 2001–2004
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(Frederick) David Torraville (2005–2016)
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John Edwin Watton (2016–present)
References
External links
Diocese of Central Newfoundlandofficial site
Anglican Church of Canadaofficial site
Central Newfoundland, Diocese of
Anglican Province of Canada
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