Diocese of Brandon explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Brandon
Rite:Anglican
Coordinates:49.8435°N -99.9555°W
Province:Northern Lights
Parishes:25 (2022)[1]
Members:2,935 (2022)
Bishop:Rachael Parker
Dean:Don Bernhardt
Cathedral:St. Matthew's Anglican Cathedral, Brandon
Website:dioceseofbrandon.org

The Diocese of Brandon is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Northern Lights of the Anglican Church of Canada. It has an area of 65000sqmi.[2] Its cathedral is St. Matthew's Cathedral in Brandon, which was established in 1952.[3]

The first synod of the diocese of Brandon was held on 24 June 1924. St Matthew's church in Brandon was declared a pro-cathedral in May, 1945 and upgraded to full cathedral status on October 5, 1952. The then rector of St Matthew's, B.O. Whitfield, was appointed the first Dean of Brandon in 1957.[4]

Bishops of Brandon

Name Dates Notes
1 1924–1950
2 1950–1969
3 1969–1975
4 1975–1992
5 1992–2001
6 2002–2015
7 2016–2023
8 2024–present

Deans of Brandon

The Dean of Brandon is also the Rector of St Matthew's Cathedral.

Source: Diocese of Brandon

Name Dates Notes
position held by Bishop Ivor Norris 1952–1957
1 B.O. Whitfield 1957–1960 First Dean of Brandon
2 1960–1965 later Bishop of Calgary, 1968
3 1965–1969 later Bishop of Brandon, 1969
4 1969–1975 later Bishop of Brandon, 1975
5 Harry Hobbs 1975–1979
6 Noel Goater 1980–1987
7 Thomas Crawford 1987–1992
8 1992–2002 later Bishop of Brandon, 2002
9 Robin Walker 2003–2013
10 Nigel Packwood 2014–2016
11 Don Bernhardt 2016–present

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. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976
  3. http://www.mts.net/~stmatt/ Cathedral web-site
  4. Web site: Some history.... The Diocese of Brandon. 8 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150414191141/http://www.dioceseofbrandon.org/Parishes/history.html. 14 April 2015. dead.