The Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador is one of seven
diocese
In 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 provinces were administratively associ ...
s of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada in the
Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC or ACoC) is the province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French-language name is ''l'Église anglicane du Canada''. In 2017, the Anglican Church counted 359,030 members on parish rolls in 2,2 ...
. As of 2012 the diocese had 50,000 members in 81 congregations organised in 35 parishes. The most widely spread parish has thirteen congregations.
History
In 1976 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 ...
was reorganised and three autonomous dioceses were created: Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador,
Central Newfoundland
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
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, and
Western Newfoundland
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Places
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.
Bishops of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
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Robert Seaborn
Robert Lowder Seaborn (July 9, 1911 – February 15, 1993) was a Canadian minister of the Anglican faith. He was the Anglican Bishop of Newfoundland in Canada from 1965 to 1980.
Born in Toronto, Ontario he attended Normal Model School and co ...
, 1965–1980 (1965–1976 as
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 ...
);
Metropolitan of Canada, 1975–1980
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Martin Mate, 1980–1992
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Don Harvey, 1993–2004
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Cyrus Pitman, 2004–2013
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Geoffrey Peddle, 2014–2020
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Sam Rose, 2020–present
Parishes
Schools
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Bishop Feild College
Bishop Feild College (originally Church of England Academy; formerly Church of England College and Bishop Feild Elementary; currently Bishop Feild School), founded in 1844, is a school in St. John's, Newfoundland. Founded as the Church of Engla ...
References
External links
Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador official websiteDiocese of Central Newfoundland websiteAnglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador websiteDiocese of Western Newfoundland websiteQueen's College websiteAnglican Church of Canada official website
Anglican Church of Canada dioceses
Anglican Province of Canada
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