Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
| Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Rite | Anglican |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, St. John's |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Geoff Peddle |
| Website | |
| anglicanenl.net | |
The Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador is one of seven dioceses of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada in the Anglican Church of Canada. As of 2012 the diocese had 50,000 members in 81 congregations organised in 35 parishes. The most widely spread parish has thirteen congregations.[1]
History
In 1976 the Diocese of Newfoundland was reorganised and three autonomous dioceses were created: Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, Central Newfoundland, and Western Newfoundland.
Bishops of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
- Robert Seaborn, 1965–1980 (1965–1976 as Bishop of Newfoundland); Metropolitan of Canada, 1975–1980
- Martin Mate, 1980–1992
- Don Harvey, 1993–2004
- Cyrus Pitman, 2004–2013
- Geoffrey Peddle, 2014–present
References
- ↑ http://www.province-canada.anglican.org/synod2012/Eastern%20Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador%20report.pdf (accessed 28 April 2015)
External links
- Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador official website
- Diocese of Central Newfoundland website
- Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador website
- Diocese of Western Newfoundland website
- Queen's College website
- Anglican Church of Canada official website
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