Diocese of Fredericton explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Fredericton
Rite:Anglican
Province:Canada
Parishes:72 (2022)[1]
Members:9,823 (2022)
Bishop:David Edwards
Cathedral:Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Website:anglican.nb.ca

The Diocese of Fredericton is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada. Established in 1845, its first bishop was John Medley, who served until his death on September 9, 1892. Its cathedral and diocesan offices are in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Bishops

Archdeacons

The following have served as archdeacons of the diocese:[2]

Archdeacons of St. Andrews

Archdeacons of Chatham

Archdeacons of Fredericton

George Best held this post 1825–1829[3] in the Diocese of Nova Scotia, before the erection of Fredericton diocese; Best and Coster were archdeacons for all New Brunswick, and as such were also called Archdeacon of New Brunswick.

Archdeacons of Kingston and the Kennebecasis

Archdeacons of Moncton

Archdeacons of Saint John

Archdeacons of Woodstock

Diocesan Archdeacons

See also

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. Web site: Announcements from the Bishop's Office . Anglican Diocese of Fredericton . 27 August 2018 . en.
  3. [Robert Forsyth Scott|Scott, Robert Forsyth]
  4. [Ernest Hawkins (priest)|Hawkins, Ernest]
  5. The Clergy List for 1866 (London: George Cox, 1866) p. 450
  6. https://www.messychurch.org.uk/tags/regional-coordinators?page=4 Messy Church
  7. https://www.unb.ca/alumni/_assets/documents/alumni_news/winter2010.pdf UNB alumni news
  8. http://www.parishofbright.org/9%20Sept%204%20SP%20BCP%202.pdf Parish of Bright
  9. https://cccath.ca/2017/02/10/installation-of-canons-and-archdeacon-05-february/ CCC, Fredericton
  10. https://cccath.ca/2017/02/10/installation-of-canons-and-archdeacon-05-february/ CCC, Fredericton
  11. https://trinityanglicanchurchsussex.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/May-6-2018-bulletin.pdf Trinity, Sussex,NB
  12. https://parishchurchblog.wordpress.com/contact-us/ Parish web-site