Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
{{Short description|Diocese of the Anglican Church in Canada}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
|rite = Anglican
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|churches =
|bishop = Samuel Rose
|cathedral = Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, St. John's
|archdeaconries =
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|website = [http://anglicanenl.net anglicanenl.net]
|map = Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador locator map.png
|map_caption = Boundaries of the diocese within the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada
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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.[http://www.province-canada.anglican.org/synod2012/Eastern%20Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador%20report.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305045824/http://www.province-canada.anglican.org/synod2012/Eastern%20Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador%20report.pdf |date=2016-03-05 }} (accessed 28 April 2015)
History
File:Anglican Cathedral of St John the Baptist, St John's, Newfoundland.jpg, the mother church for Anglicans in Newfoundland and Labrador]]
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 at same-sex marriages.{{Cite web |title=Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador affirms same-sex marriage {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5965099/anglican-diocese-of-eastern-newfoundland-and-labrador-affirms-same-sex-marriage/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2019-10-27 |title=Diocese of Central Newfoundland |url=https://www.anglicansamizdat.net/wordpress/category/diocese-of-central-newfoundland/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Anglican Samizdat |language=en-US}}{{cite news |author =Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |date = 2020 |title = Baptisms & Weddings |newspaper = Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |url=https://www.ourcathedral.ca/baptisms-weddings/ |access-date =August 19, 2023 |quote = 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.}}
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, 2014–2020
- Samuel Rose, 2020–present{{Cite web|url=https://anglicanplanet.net/samuel-rose-elected-as-bishop-of-e-nfld-labrador/|title=Samuel Rose elected as Bishop of E. NFLD & Labrador|first=Robert|last=Robotham|date=December 1, 2020}}
Parishes
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Parish !Location |
| Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
| All Saints, CBS |
| The Ascension |
| Bay de Verde |
| Bay Roberts/Foley's Point |
| St. Cyprian & St. Mary |
| St. James |
| St. Mark’s |
| The Good Shepherd |
| St. Paul's |
| Heart's Content |
| The Epiphany |
| The Holy Innocents Paradise |
| Holy Cross |
| Holy Spirit |
| The Holy Trinity |
| Labrador West |
| St. Andrew's |
| The Living Water |
| New Hope |
| Petty Harbour/Bay Bulls/Aquaforte |
| St. Luke's |
| All Saints |
| The Resurrection |
| St. Peter's |
| Holy Redeemer |
| St. Augustine |
| St. John the Evangelist, C.B.S |
| St. Lawrence |
| St. Mark the Evangelist |
| St. Mark, Shearstown/Butlerville |
| St. Mary the Virgin |
| St. Philips, Coady’s Road |
| St. Thomas |
| St. Timothy, Rigolet |
| St. Nicholas |
| St. Peter's
|Upper Island Cove{{Cite web|url=https://anglicanenl.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/addressbook.pdf|title=Address Book - Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland & Labrador|website=anglicanenl.net|access-date= September 18, 2023}} |
Former Schools
References
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External links
- [https://anglicanenl.net/ Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador official website]
- [https://centraldiocese.ca/ Diocese of Central Newfoundland website]
- [http://westernnewfoundland.anglican.org/ Diocese of Western Newfoundland website]
- [https://queenscollegenl.ca/ Queen's College website]
- [http://www.anglican.ca/ Anglican Church of Canada official website]
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Category:Anglican Church of Canada dioceses
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