Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Mishamikoweesh
Rite:Anglican
Province:Rupert's Land
Parishes:28 (2022)[1]
Members:14,000 (2022)
Bishop:Lydia Mamakwa

The Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada. It was created on 1 June 2014 from the northern portion of the Diocese of Keewatin, and includes more than 25 First Nations communities in north-western Ontario and northern Manitoba.[2]

Lydia Mamakwa, who had previously served as suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Keewatin with responsibility for Northern Ontario, was installed as the first bishop of Mishamikoweesh on 4 June 2014 in Kingfisher Lake, Ontario.[3]

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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. Awaiting Birth of Mishamikoweesh. Anglican Journal, 5 May 2014.
  3. Mishamikoweesh. Anglican Journal, 3 June 2014.