| 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]
| 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 |
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 |