The Anglican Diocese of Quebec was founded by Letters Patent in 1793 and is a part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada, in turn a province of the Anglican Communion. In 1842, her jurisdiction was described as "Canada East"[2] or "Lower Canada" (technically an historical term in 1842).[3] The diocese comprises 720,000 square kilometres and took its present shape in 1850 with the carving off of what is now the Diocese of Montreal. It includes a territory of west to east from Magog to the Gaspe and the Magdalen Islands, south to north from the United States border to Kawawachikamach and several communities along the Lower North Shore.
Diocese of Quebec Diœcesis Quebecensis Diocèse de Québec | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canada |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 720,000 km2 (280,000 sq mi) |
| Parishes | 65 (2022)[1] |
| Members | 1,586 (2022)[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Established | 1793 |
| Cathedral | Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Bruce Myers |
| Website | |
| quebec.anglican.org | |
The diocesan office is located in Quebec City, as is Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral, completed in 1804. The diocese counts approximately 1,600 Anglican faithful who gather in 65 parishes as of 2022.[1]
With both the dioceses of Quebec and Montreal having fewer than 10,000 members and decreasing numbers, discussions are underway to explore ways the two dioceses can work more closely together.[4]
Bishops of Quebec edit
| No. | Image | Name | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Jacob Mountain | 1793–1825 | father of George |
| 2 |  |
Charles J. Stewart | 1826–1837 | |
| 3 |  |
George Mountain | 1850–1863 | Bishop suffragan of Montreal and bishop coadjutor, 1836–1850 administered the diocese until 1850[5] |
| 4 |  |
James W. Williams | 1863–1892 | father of Lennox |
| 5 |  |
Andrew Hunter Dunn | 1892–1914 | |
| 6 | Lennox W. Williams | 1915–1935 | son of James | |
| 7 | Philip Carrington | 1935–1960 | Metropolitan of Canada, 1944–1960 | |
| 8 | Russel F. Brown | 1960–1971 | ||
| 9 | Timothy J. Matthews | 1971–1977 | ||
| 10 | Allen Goodings | 1977–1990 | ||
| 11 | A. Bruce Stavert | 1990–2009 | Metropolitan of Canada, 2004–2009 | |
| 12 | Dennis P. Drainville | 2009–2017 | ||
| 13 | _(Bruce_Myers_cropped).jpg) |
Bruce Myers OGS | 2017–present |
Deans of Quebec edit
The Dean of Quebec is also Rector of Holy Trinity Cathedral.
- 1888–1899: Richard W. Norman[6]
- 1899–1915: Lennox W. Williams
- 1915–1925: Richmond Shreve
- 1925–1927: Louis R. Sherman (afterwards Bishop of Calgary, 1927)
- 1927–1947: Alfred Henchman Crowfoot
- 1948–1957: Robert L. Seaborn (afterwards Bishop of Newfoundland, 1965)
- 1957–1969: Arthur B. Coleman
- 1970–1977: Allen Goodings
- 1977–1987: J. Paul James
- 1989–1998: James D. Merrett
- 1999–2007: Walter H. Raymond OGS
- 2008–present: Christian Schreiner
History edit
- M. E. Reisner, Strangers and Pilgrims: A History of the Anglican Diocese of Quebec, 1793-1993 (1995, Anglican Book Centre) ISBN 1-55126-142-1 [1]
- Ernest Hawkins, Annals of the Diocese of Quebec [2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Elliot, Neil (15 March 2024). "Dioceses of the ACC – by numbers". Numbers Matters. (Neil Elliot is the statistics officer for the Anglican Church of Canada.). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ The Colonial Church Atlas, Arranged in Dioceses: with Geographical and Statistical Tables (second ed.). London: SPG. May 1842. p. 15. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ The Colonial Church Atlas, Arranged in Dioceses: with Geographical and Statistical Tables (second ed.). London: SPG. May 1842. p. 16. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Montreal Anglican", June 2010
- ^ The Clergy List, 1851. p. 302 footnote
- ^ "Register 1847-1923". Radley School. Retrieved 8 April 2015.