Diocese of Fredericton
{{Short description|Diocese of the Anglican Church in Canada}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Fredericton
|rite = Anglican
|image =Christ_Church_Cathedral,_Fredericton,_New_Brunswick_(2005).jpg
|province = Canada
|churches =
|bishop = David Edwards
|cathedral = Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
|archdeaconries =
|suffragans =
|website = [http://anglican.nb.ca/ anglican.nb.ca]
|map = Diocese of Fredericton locator map.png
|map_caption = Boundaries of the diocese within the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada
}}
The Diocese of Fredericton is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada. Established in 1845, its first bishop was John Medley, who served until his death on September 9, 1892. Its cathedral and diocesan offices are in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Bishops
- 1845–1892: John Medley; Metropolitan of Canada, 1879–1892
- 1892–1907: Tully Kingdon
- 1907–1938: John Richardson; Metropolitan of Canada, 1934–1938
- 1939–1956: William Moorhead
- 1957–1971: Henry O'Neil
- 1971–1989: Harold Nutter; Metropolitan of Canada, 1980–1989
- 1989–2000: George Lemmon
- 2000–2003: Bill Hockin
- 2003–2014: Claude Miller; Metropolitan of Canada, 2009–2014
- 2014–present: David Edwards; Metropolitan of Canada, 2020–Present
Archdeacons
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The following have served as archdeacons of the diocese:{{cite web |title=Announcements from the Bishop's Office |url=http://anglican.nb.ca/the-bishop/announcements |website=Anglican Diocese of Fredericton |access-date=27 August 2018 |language=en}}
Archdeacons of St. Andrews
- 2001–2003: Geoffrey Hall
- 2014–present: John Matheson
Archdeacons of Chatham
- 2018–2020: Sandy MacPherson
- 2020–present: Perry Cooper
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Archdeacons of Fredericton
:George Best held this post 1825–1829Scott, Robert Forsyth; John E. B. Mayor (ed.) Admissions to the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge (Cambridge: University Press, 1931) [https://books.google.com/books?id=I3ZCAQAAMAAJ] p. 491 in the Diocese of Nova Scotia, before the erection of Fredericton diocese; Best and Coster were archdeacons for all New Brunswick, and as such were also called Archdeacon of New Brunswick.
- 1829{{snd}}?: George CosterHawkins, Ernest. Annals of the Diocese of Fredericton (SPCK, 1847) [https://books.google.com/books?id=OThfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA73 p. 73]
- in 1866, there was one archdeaconry and it was vacantThe Clergy List for 1866 (London: George Cox, 1866) [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=hIxbAAAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PA450 p. 450]
- 1907–1932: Obadiah Newnham
- –2016: Patricia Drummond (formerly at New Bandon and subsequently at Woodstock)[https://www.messychurch.org.uk/tags/regional-coordinators?page=4 Messy Church][https://www.unb.ca/alumni/_assets/documents/alumni_news/winter2010.pdf UNB alumni news][http://www.parishofbright.org/9%20Sept%204%20SP%20BCP%202.pdf Parish of Bright][https://cccath.ca/2017/02/10/installation-of-canons-and-archdeacon-05-february/ CCC, Fredericton]
- 2017–2020: Wandlyn Snelgrove (formerly served as priest in Sussex)[https://cccath.ca/2017/02/10/installation-of-canons-and-archdeacon-05-february/ CCC, Fredericton][https://trinityanglicanchurchsussex.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/May-6-2018-bulletin.pdf Trinity, Sussex,NB][https://parishchurchblog.wordpress.com/contact-us/ Parish web-site]
- 2020–2023: Kevin Stockall
- 2023–Present: Paul Ranson
Archdeacons of Kingston and the Kennebecasis
- 2002-2006: Richard McConnell
- 2006-2015: David Barrett
- 2015–present: Robert Marsh
Archdeacons of Moncton
- 2006-2014 Richard McConnell
- 2014–present: Brent Ham
Archdeacons of Saint John
- 2016–2017: Stuart Allan
- 2018–2022: Keith Osborne
- 2022–present: Leo Martin
Archdeacons of Woodstock
- 2014–2017: Patricia Drummond (acting)
- 2018–2020: Roderick Black
Diocesan Archdeacons
- ?-2000: Harold Hazen
- 1998-2003: Claude Miller
- 2003-2014: Geoffrey Hall
- 2014-present: Cathy Laskey
See also
References
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Fredericton, Anglican Diocese of
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