Diocese of Newfoundland
The Anglican Diocese of Newfoundland was, from its creation in 1839 until 1879, the Diocese of Newfoundland and Bermuda, with the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist at St. John's, Newfoundland, and a chapel-of-ease named Trinity Church in the City of Hamilton in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda.
Newfoundland and Bermuda had both been parts of British North America until they were left out of the 1867 Confederation of Canada. In 1842, her jurisdiction was described as "Newfoundland, the Bermudas". In 1879 the Church of England in the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda was created, but continued to be grouped with the Diocese of Newfoundland under the bishop of Newfoundland and Bermuda until 1919, when Newfoundland and Bermuda each received its own bishop.
In 1976 the Diocese of Newfoundland was reorganised and three autonomous dioceses were created namely the Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, the Central Newfoundland, and the Western Newfoundland.
The three dioceses jointly support Queen's College, other ministries and have many common interests.
Bishops
- Aubrey Spencer diocesan from 1839-1843.
- Edward Feild diocesan from 1844-1876.
- James Kelly diocesan from 1876-1877.
- Llewellyn Jones diocesan from 1878-1917.
- William White diocesan from 1918-1942.
- Philip Abraham coadjutor, 1937; diocesan from 1942-1955.
- John Meaden diocesan from 1956-1965.
- Robert Seaborn diocesan from 1965 to reorganization.
- *William Legge was suffragan bishop, and became diocesan bishop of Western Newfoundland when the diocese split.