Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Information
Rite Anglican
Cathedral All Saints' Cathedral, Halifax
Current leadership
Bishop The Rt. Rev. Susan Moxley (diocesan)
The Rt. Rev'd Ronald Cutler (suffragan)
Website
nspeidiocese.ca

The Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada. It encompasses the provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and has two cathedrals: All Saints' in Halifax and St. Peter's in Charlottetown. The synod offices are in Halifax.

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History

The Diocese was created on 11 August 1787 by Letters Patent of George III which "erected the Province of Nova Scotia into a bishop's see" and these also named Charles Inglis as first bishop of the see.[1]

Churches in the diocese that are designated heritage sites include:

Bishops

  • The Rt. Rev. Charles Inglis: D.D. Consecrated, August 12, 1787. Died, February 24, 1816.
  • The Rt. Rev. Robert Stanser: D.D. Consecrated, May 16, 1816. Died, December 23, 1828
  • The Rt. Rev. John Inglis: D.D. Consecrated, March 26, 1825. Died, October 27, 1850.
  • The Rt. Rev. Hibbert Binney: D.D. Consecrated, March 26, 1851. Died, April 30, 1887.
  • The Rt. Rev. Frederick Courtney: D.D., D.C.L. Consecrated, April 26, 1888. Died, December 29, 1918.
  • The Most Rev. Clarendon Lamb Worrell: M.A., D.D., D.C.L. Consecrated, October 18, 1904. Metropolitan of Canada, 1915. Primate of all Canada. 1931. Died, August 10, 1934.
  • The Most Rev. John Hackenley B.A., D.D. Consecrated. January 6, 1925. Metropolitan of Canada 1939. Died, November 16, 1943.
  • The Most Rev. George Frederick Kingstonn M.A., Ph.D., D.D. Consecrated, April 25, 1940. Bishop of Algoma, 1940-1944. Bishop of Nova Scotia, 1944. Primate of all Canada and Archbishop of Nova Scotia, 1947. Died, November 20, 1950.
  • The Rt. Rev. Robert Harold Waterman: B.A., D.D., D.C.L. Consecrated, January 27, 1948. Installed Bishop Co-Adjutor of Nova Scotia, January 27, 1948. Bishop of Nova Scotia, November 20, 1950. Enthroned, January 26, 1951. Retired June 20, 1963. Died, December 16, 1984.
  • The Most Rev. William Wallace Davis B.A., B.D., D.D. Consecrated, February 26, 1958. Installed Bishop Co-Adjutor of Nova Scotia February 26, 1958. Bishop of Nova Scotia July 1, 1963. Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, June 8, 1972. Retired, August 31, 1975. Died, May 28, 1987.
  • The Rt. Rev. George Feversham Arnold, M.A, B.D., D.D. Consecrated September 21, 1967. Installed Bishop Suffragan of Nova Scotia, September 21, 1967. Elected Bishop Co-Adjutor, May 29, 1975. Bishop of Nova Scotia, September 1, 1975. Retired, January 1, 1980. Died January 31, 1998
  • The Rt. Rev. Leonard Fraser Hatfield M.A., D.D. Consecrated, October 17, 1976. Installed Bishop Suffragan of Nova Scotia, October 17, 1976. Elected Bishop Co-Adjutor, September 27, 1979. Bishop of Nova Scotia, January 1, 1980. Retired, September 30, 1984 - Died September 14, 2001
  • The Most Rev. Arthur Gordon Peters: B.A., B.S.T., B.D., D.D. Consecrated February 2, 1982. Installed as Bishop Coadjutor of Nova Scotia, February 2, 1982. Installed Bishop of Nova Scotia November 29, 1984. Elected Metropolitan (Archbishop) of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada on October 19, 1997. Retired February 28, 2002
  • The Rt. Rev. Fred Hiltz: B. Sc. M.Div. D.D.was elected Suffragan Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island on October 6, 1994 and was consecrated on January 18, 1995. He was elected Coadjutor on November 9, 2001. He became Diocesan Bishop March 1, 2002. He resigned as diocesan bishop effective September 20, 2007 to become Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.
  • The Rt. Rev. Susan Moxley: graduated from the University of Western Ontario (B.A., M.A.) and the University of Michigan (M.A., Ph.D.) Atlantic School of Theology (M.Div.). She was ordained Deacon, June 29, 1984 and Priest, March 25, 1985. She was elected Suffragan Bishop, November 2003 and ordained bishop on March 25, 2004. She was elected Diocesan Bishop October 20, 2007, and Installed to that office on November 23, 2007.[1]
  • The Rt. Rev. Ronald Cutler: He graduated from McGill University with a B.Th. He was elected Suffragan Bishop on May 23, 2008 and consecrated on June 29, 2008.[2]

Parishes

PARISHES IN THE DIOCESE OF NOVA SCOTIA AND PEI THAT HAVE WEBPAGES:

  • Dartmouth, Emmanuel
  • Dartmouth, Holy Spirit


References

  1. ^ London Gazette: no. 12910. p. 373. 7 August 1787. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
  2. ^ "The Parish of Seaforth on the Web". Archived from the original on 2009-10-25. http://www.webcitation.org/5knI9LQ1o. 

External links

Coordinates: 45°11′N 63°34′W / 45.18°N 63.56°W / 45.18; -63.56


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