Diocese of Central Newfoundland explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Central Newfoundland
Rite:	Anglican
Parishes:	27 (2022)^[1]
Members:	9,375 (2022)
Bishop:	The Rt. Rev. John Edwin Watton
Cathedral:	St. Martin's Cathedral, Gander
Website:	centraldiocese.ca

The Diocese of Central Newfoundland is part of the Anglican Church of Canada and was brought about by The Restructuring of the Diocese of Newfoundland Act, 1975. The Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador and the Diocese of Western Newfoundland were also part of the restructuring of the previous Diocese of Newfoundland into three dioceses. Based on the last available information from 2022, the diocese has an Anglican population of 9,375 souls on the rolls of 27 parishes, with 18 paid priests in parish ministry, one unpaid priest, two paid deacons, and six unpaid deacons.

As of 2019, this Diocese allows clergy to officiate same-sex marriages.^{[2] [3]}

Bishops

• Mark Genge, 1976–1990
• Edward Frank "Eddie" Marsh, 1990–2000
• Donald A. "Don" Young, 2001–2004
• (Frederick) David Torraville (2005–2016)
• John Edwin Watton (2016–present)

External links

• Diocese of Central Newfoundland official site
• Anglican Church of Canada official site

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: Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador affirms same-sex marriage Globalnews.ca . 2023-08-23 . Global News . en-US.
3. Web site: 2019-10-27 . Diocese of Central Newfoundland . 2023-08-23 . Anglican Samizdat . en-US.