| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| New Westminster | |
| Rite: | Anglican |
| Province: | British Columbia and Yukon |
| Parishes: | 62 (2023) |
| Members: | 9,960 (2023) |
| Bishop: | John R. Stephens |
| Cathedral: | Christ Church Cathedral (Vancouver) |
| Website: | vancouver.anglican.ca |
The Diocese of New Westminster is one of five dioceses of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada. The see city is Vancouver. The current bishop is the Right Reverend John Stephens. He was consecrated as the coadjutor bishop on January 23, 2021, and installed as diocesan bishop on February 28, 2021. The Dean of New Westminster and rector of the cathedral (Christ Church Cathedral) is the Very Reverend Christopher Pappas and the Diocesan Archdeacon is the Venerable Nick Pang.[1]
The diocese encompasses about 78,000 square kilometres of the Lower Mainland in the civil province of British Columbia, comprising the Regional Districts of Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Sunshine Coast, Powell River and part of the Regional District of Squamish-Lillooet (including Squamish and Whistler).
The diocese was established in New Westminster in 1879 and incorporated April 18, 1893 (An Act to incorporate the Anglican Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster