Diocese of Fredericton
Diocese of Fredericton | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canada |
| Information | |
| Rite | Anglican |
| Cathedral | Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | David Edwards |
| Website | |
| anglican.nb.ca | |
The Diocese of Fredericton is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada. Established in 1845, its first bishop was John Medley, who served until his death on September 9, 1892. Its cathedral and diocesan offices are in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Bishops
- 1845–1892: John Medley; Metropolitan of Canada, 1879–1892
- 1892–1907: Tully Kingdon
- 1907–1938: John Richardson; Metropolitan of Canada, 1934–1938
- 1939–1956: William Moorhead
- 1957–1971: Henry O'Neil
- 1971–1989: Harold Nutter; Metropolitan of Canada, 1980–1989
- 1989–2000: George Lemmon
- 2000–2003: Bill Hockin
- 2003–2014: Claude Miller; Metropolitan of Canada, 2009–2014
- 2014–present: David Edwards
Archdeacons
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The following have served as archdeacons of the diocese:[1]
Archdeacons of St. Andrews
- 2001–2003: Geoffrey Hall
- 2014–present: John Matheson
Archdeacons of Chatham
- 2018–present: Sandy MacPherson
Archdeacons of Fredericton
- George Best held this post 1825–1829[2] in the Diocese of Nova Scotia, before the erection of Fredericton diocese; Best and Coster were archdeacons for all New Brunswick, and as such were also called Archdeacon of New Brunswick.
- 1829 – ?: George Coster[3]
- in 1866, there was one archdeaconry and it was vacant[4]
- 1907–1932: Obadiah Newnham
- –2016: Patricia Drummond (formerly at New Bandon and subsequently at Woodstock)[5][6][7][8]
- 2017–present: Wandlyn Snelgrove (formerly served in Sussex)[9][10][11]
Archdeacons of Kingston and the Kennebecasis
- 2002-2006: Richard McConnell
- 2006-2015: David Barrett
- 2015–present: Rob Marsh
Archdeacons of Moncton
- 2006-2014 Richard McConnell
- 2014–present: Brent Ham
Archdeacons of Saint John
- 2016–2017: Stuart Allan
- 2018–present: Keith Osborne
Archdeacons of Woodstock
- 2014–2017: Patricia Drummond (acting)
- 2018–present: Roderick Black
See also
References
- ^ "Announcements from the Bishop's Office". Anglican Diocese of Fredericton. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ Scott, Robert Forsyth; John E. B. Mayor (ed.) Admissions to the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge (Cambridge: University Press, 1931) [1] p. 491
- ^ Hawkins, Ernest. Annals of the Diocese of Fredericton (SPCK, 1847) p. 73
- ^ The Clergy List for 1866 (London: George Cox, 1866) p. 450
- ^ Messy Church
- ^ UNB alumni news
- ^ Parish of Bright
- ^ CCC, Fredericton
- ^ CCC, Fredericton
- ^ Trinity, Sussex,NB
- ^ Parish web-site
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