Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 39 (2022)[1] |
| Members | 21,053 (2022)[1] |
| Information | |
| Rite | Anglican |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, St. John's |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Samuel Rose |
| 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.[2]
History
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In 1976 the Diocese of Newfoundland was reorganised and three autonomous dioceses were created: Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, Central Newfoundland, and Western Newfoundland.
As of 2019, this Diocese allows clergy to officiate same-sex marriages.[3][4][5]
Bishops of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
[edit]- 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, 2014–2020
- Samuel Rose, 2020–present[6]
Parishes
[edit]| Parish | Location |
|---|---|
| Cathedral of St. John the Baptist | St. John's |
| All Saints, CBS | Conception Bay South |
| The Ascension | Mount Pearl |
| Bay de Verde | Bay de Verde |
| Bay Roberts/Foley's Point | Bay Roberts |
| St. Cyprian & St. Mary | Wabana |
| St. James | Carbonear |
| St. Mark’s | Churchill Falls |
| The Good Shepherd | Mount Pearl |
| St. Paul's | Harbour Grace |
| Heart's Content | Heart's Content |
| The Epiphany | Heart's Delight-Islington |
| The Holy Innocents Paradise | Paradise |
| Holy Cross | Norman's Cove-Long Cove |
| Holy Spirit | Hodge's Cove |
| The Holy Trinity | Whitbourne |
| Labrador West | Labrador City |
| St. Andrew's | Happy Valley-Goose Bay |
| The Living Water | Arnold's Cove |
| New Hope | Goulds |
| Petty Harbour/Bay Bulls/Aquaforte | Paradise |
| St. Luke's | Port de Grave, Newfoundland |
| All Saints | Pouch Cove |
| The Resurrection | South River |
| St. Peter's | Cartwright |
| Holy Redeemer | Spaniard's Bay |
| St. Augustine | St. John's |
| St. John the Evangelist, C.B.S | Conception Bay South |
| St. Lawrence | Portugal Cove–St. Philip's |
| St. Mark the Evangelist | St. John's |
| St. Mark, Shearstown/Butlerville | Shearstown |
| St. Mary the Virgin | St. John's |
| St. Philips, Coady’s Road | Portugal Cove–St. Philip's |
| St. Thomas | St. John's |
| St. Timothy, Rigolet | Rigolet |
| St. Nicholas | Torbay |
| St. Peter's | Upper Island Cove[7] |
Former Schools
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ [1] Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 28 April 2015)
- ^ "Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador affirms same-sex marriage | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ "Diocese of Central Newfoundland". Anglican Samizdat. 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (2020). "Baptisms & Weddings". Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
Any couples who are legally permitted to be married in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, can request to be married here at the Cathedral. In other words, we welcome and celebrate with same-sex couples, just as we do with male-female couples.
- ^ Robotham, Robert (December 1, 2020). "Samuel Rose elected as Bishop of E. NFLD & Labrador".
- ^ "Address Book - Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland & Labrador" (PDF). anglicanenl.net. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Bishop Feild College, St. John's, NL". www.heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
External links
[edit]- Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador official website
- Diocese of Central Newfoundland website
- Diocese of Western Newfoundland website
- Queen's College website
- Anglican Church of Canada official website
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