Anglican Diocese of Ottawa

Diocese of Ottawa
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical province Ontario
Metropolitan Anne Germond
Deaneries 10
Coordinates 45°25′03″N 75°42′33″W / 45.41750°N 75.70917°W / 45.41750; -75.70917Coordinates: 45°25′03″N 75°42′33″W / 45.41750°N 75.70917°W / 45.41750; -75.70917
Information
Denomination Anglican Church of Canada
Rite Anglican
Established April 7, 1896 (1896-04-07)
Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop John Chapman
Website
ottawa.anglican.ca

The Diocese of Ottawa is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario of the Anglican Church of Canada, itself a province of the Anglican Communion, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The diocese was established on April 7, 1896.[1]

In June 2016, the diocese announced that it would allow legal same-gender marriages.[2]

Bishops of Ottawa

OrderNameDatesNotes
1stCharles Hamilton1896-1914Metropolitan of Canada, 1896-1914
2ndCharles Roper1915-1939Metropolitan of Ontario, 1933-1939
3rdRobert Jefferson1939-1954
4thErnest Reed1954-1970
5thWilliam Robinson1970-1981
6thEdwin Lackey1981-1992Metropolitan of Ontario, 1991-1992
7thJohn Baycroft1992-1999
8thPeter Coffin1999-2007also Bishop Ordinary to Canadian Forces, 2004
9thJohn Chapman2007–present

References

  1. ↑ "A brief history of our Diocese". Anglican Diocese of Ottawa. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  2. ↑ "Bishop John's letter in response to General Synod's vote to amend Marriage Canon XXI". Retrieved 2016-07-12.


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