Diocese of Caledonia
Diocese of Caledonia | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | British Columbia and Yukon (Canada) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Anglican |
| Cathedral | St. Andrew's Cathedral, Prince Rupert |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | William John Anderson |
| Website | |
| caledonia.anglican.org | |
The Diocese of Caledonia is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada.
Early missionary leaders who served in this diocese include William Ridley and James Benjamin McCullagh.
In 1977 the diocese published The Nishga Liturgy for Nisga'a Anglicans.
Bishops of Caledonia
| Bishop of Caledonia | Name | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | William Ridley | 1879-?1904 | |
| 2nd | Frederick Du Vernet | 1904–1924 | 1st Metropolitan of British Columbia and Archbishop of Caledonia, 1915–1924 |
| 3rd | George Rix | 1928–1945 | |
| 4th | James Gibson | 1945-1952 | |
| 5th | Horace Watts | 1953–1959 | |
| 6th | Eric Munn | 1959-1968 | |
| 7th | Douglas Hambidge | 1969-1980 | afterwards Bishop of New Westminster, 1980–1993 |
| 8th | John Hannen | 1981-2001 | Acting Metropolitan of British Columbia, 1993–1994 |
| 9th | William Anderson | 2001–2016 | Retired Bishop of Caledonia on Dec. 31, 2016 |
Deans of Caledonia
The Dean of Caledonia is also Rector of St Andrew's Cathedral, Prince Rupert.
- 1929–1945: James B. Gibson (1st Dean) Bishop of Caledonia, 1945 [1]
- 1945–: Basil S. Prockter [1]
- c.1966: E. G. Flagg
- ?–: Albert Edward Hendy
- ?-c.2002: Hugo Jackson
- 2002–2008: Rob Sweet [2]
- 2011–: Jason Haggstrom
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