Anglican Diocese of Quebec
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 |
| Map | |
 Boundaries of the diocese within the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada | |
| Website | |
| quebec.anglican.org | |
The Anglican Diocese of Quebec is a diocese that forms a part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada, in turn a province of the Anglican Communion.
The diocese is located in the eastern portion of the civil province of Quebec. It comprises 720,000 square kilometres and its present territory includes spans from Magog in the west to the Gaspe and the Magdalen Islands in the east, from the United States border in the south to Kawawachikamach and several communities along the Lower North Shore to the north.
The see city is in Quebec City and its cathedral 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] The current bishop is the Rt Rev Bruce Myers OGS.
History
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14,316 | — |
| 1986 | 10,633 | −25.7% |
| 1996 | 8,583 | −19.3% |
| 2006 | 3,576 | −58.3% |
| 2016 | 4,000 | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 1,586 | −60.3% |
| [2][3][4][1] | ||
Following the Conquest of New France, the territory of the Anglican Diocese of Quebec was under the jurisdiction of several other dioceses. It formed part of the Diocese of London from 1760 to 1787, followed by the Diocese of Nova Scotia, from 1787 to 1793. The Anglican Diocese of Quebec was founded by Letters Patent, granted by George III in 1793.[5]
The diocese originally consisted of both Lower Canada (present day Quebec) and Upper Canada (present day Ontario), stretching from the New Brunswick and Labrador borders in the east to Lake Superior in the west.
Successive portions of the territory of the Anglican Diocese of Quebec broke away to form new dioceses, beginning with the Anglican Diocese of Toronto in 1839 and ending with the Anglican Diocese of Montreal in 1850, at which point its present territory was finalized.[5] In 1842, its jurisdiction was described as "Canada East" which covers the present day civil province of Quebec.[6].[7]
With both the Anglican Diocese of Quebec and Montreal having fewer than 10,000 members combined and decreasing numbers, discussions are underway to explore ways the two dioceses can work more closely together.[8]
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[9] |
| 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[10]
- 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
Further reading
[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
- Ernest Hawkins, Annals of the Diocese of Quebec
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 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.
- ↑ Peddle, Rt. Rev. Dr. Geoff; Robinson, Rachel. "Statistical Trends in the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada" (PDF). Ecclesiastical Province of Canada. Anglican Church of Canada. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Dioceses". Ecclesiastical Province of Canada. Anglican Church of Canada. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ Cooper, John Irwin (1976). "Fulford, Francis". In Halpenny, Francess G. (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. IX (1861–1870) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- 1 2 "Our Diocese". Anglican Diocese of Quebec. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ 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.
