Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario
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The Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario is one of the Anglican Church of Canada's four ecclesiastical provinces. It was established in 1912 out of six dioceses of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada located in the civil Province of Ontario, and the Diocese of Moosonee from the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land.
The seven dioceses are:
- Algoma (Ontario),
- Huron (Ontario),
- Moosonee (Ontario and part of northern Quebec on the coast of James Bay),
- Niagara (Ontario),
- Ontario (Ontario),
- Ottawa (Ontario and a south western portion of Quebec), and
- Toronto (Ontario).
Provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada are headed by a Metropolitan, elected from among the province's diocesan bishops. This bishop then becomes Archbishop of his or her diocese and Metropolitan of the Province. The current Metropolitan of the Province of Ontario is the Most Rev. Colin Johnson, Archbishop of Toronto, who succeeded Archbishop Caleb Lawrence of Moosonee in 2009.
The Metropolitan presides at the triennial meeting of the Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario. The next Synod will take place in 2012. In addition, the Metropolitan presides at electoral synods and the consecration of bishops in the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario.
Metropolitan of Ontario
| Metropolitan of British Columbia and the Yukon | Name | Diocese | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | The Most Rev. Charles Hamilton | Archbishop of Ottawa | 1912-1914 |
| 2nd | The Most Rev. George Thorneloe | Archbishop of Algoma | 1915-1926 |
| 3rd | The Most Rev. David Williams | Archbishop of Huron | 1926-1931 |
| 4th | The Most Rev. James Fielding Sweeny | Archbishop of Toronto | 1932-1932 |
| 5th | The Most Rev. Charles Roper | Archbishop of Ottawa | 1933-1939 |
| 6th | The Most Rev. John George Anderson | Archbishop of Moosonee | 1940-1943 |
| 7th | The Most Rev. Charles Allen Seager | Archbishop of Huron | 1944-1948 |
| 8th | The Most Rev. John Lyons | Archbishop of Ontario | 1949-1952 |
| 9th | The Most Rev. Robert John Renison | Archbishop of Moosonee | 1952-1954 |
| 10th | The Most Rev. William Lockridge Wright | Archbishop of Algoma | 1955-1974 |
| 11th | The Most Rev. James Augustus Watton | Archbishop of Moosonee | 1974-1979 |
| 12th | The Most Rev. Lewis Samuel Garnsworthy | Archbishop of Toronto | 1979-1985 |
| 13th | The Most Rev. John Charles Bothwell | Archbishop of Niagara | 1985-1991 |
| 14th | The Most Rev. Edwin Keith Lackey | Archbishop of Ottawa | 1991-1993 |
| 15th | The Most Rev. Percy Richard O'Driscoll | Archbishop of Huron | 1993-2000 |
| 16th | The Most Rev. Terence Edward Finlay | Archbishop of Toronto | 2000-2004 |
| 17th | The Most Rev. Caleb James Lawrence | Archbishop of Moosonee | 2004-2009 |
| 18th | The Most Rev. Colin Robert Johnson | Archbishop of Toronto | 2009 |
See also
- Ecclesiastical provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada
- List of dioceses of the Anglican Church of Canada
