Diocese of Caledonia explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Caledonia
Rite:Anglican
Province:British Columbia and Yukon
Parishes:20 (2022)[1]
Members:1,048 (2022)
Bishop:David Lehmann
Cathedral:St. Andrew's Cathedral, Prince Rupert
Website:caledonia.anglican.org

The Diocese of Caledonia is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada.

Early missionary leaders who served in this diocese include William Ridley and James Benjamin McCullagh.

In 1977 the diocese published The Nishga Liturgy for Nisga'a Anglicans.

Bishops of Caledonia

NameDatesNotes
1William Ridley1879?–1904
2Frederick Du Vernet1904–19241st Metropolitan of British Columbia and Archbishop of Caledonia, 1915–1924
3George Rix1928–1945
4James Gibson1945–1952
5Horace Watts1953–1959
6Eric Munn1959–1968
7Douglas Hambidge1969–1980afterwards Bishop of New Westminster, 1980–1993
8John Hannen1981–2001Acting Metropolitan of British Columbia, 1993–1994
9William Anderson2001–2016Retired Bishop of Caledonia on Dec. 31, 2016
10David Lehmann2017–presentElected October 22, 2017,
Enthroned January 18, 2018

Deans of Caledonia

The Dean of Caledonia is also usually Rector of St Andrew's Cathedral, Prince Rupert.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elliot . Neil . Dioceses of the ACC – by numbers . Numbers Matters . (Neil Elliot is the statistics officer for the Anglican Church of Canada.) . 17 March 2024 . 15 March 2024.
  2. Book: Large, R. Geddes. The Skeena, River of Destiny. 100.
  3. Web site: The Diocese of Saskatchewan - Home - Dean Rob Sweet to move to Parry Sound . 2015-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150410101214/http://www.skdiocese.com/home/2008/5/9/dean-rob-sweet-to-move-to-parry-sound.html . 2015-04-10 . dead .
  4. Web site: New minister joins Prince Rupert's Anglican parish. 18 June 2018.