Ecclesiastical Province of Canada


The Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, founded in 1860, forms one of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada. Despite modern use of the name Canada, the ecclesiastical province covers only the former territory of Lower Canada, the Maritimes, and Newfoundland and Labrador. It once also included Upper Canada, which was split off as the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario in 1911.

Dioceses

The province comprises seven dioceses:
Diocese nameBishopCathedralSee cityProvinceRegionMembersParishesLand Area
MontrealVictor-David Mbuyi BipunguChrist Church CathedralMontrealQuebecEstrie:, Lanaudière Laurentides, Laval, Montérégie, Montreal (region)7,0256821,400 sq km
QuebecBruce MyersCathedral of [the Holy Trinity (Quebec)|Cathedral of the Holy Trinity]Quebec CityQuebecBas-Saint-Laurent, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Capitale-Nationale, Mauricie, Estrie:,1,58665720,000 sq km
FrederictonDavid EdwardsChrist Church CathedralFrederictonNew BrunswickNew Brunswick9,8237271,450 sq km
Diocese of [Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island|Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island]Sandra FyfeAll Saints Cathedral,
St. Peter's Cathedral		Halifax and CharlottetownNova Scotia and Prince Edward IslandNova Scotia and Prince Edward Island21,8929458,602 sq km
Western NewfoundlandVacantCathedral of St. [John the Evangelist (Corner Brook)|Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist]Corner BrookNewfoundland and LabradorWestern Newfoundland16,36030
Central NewfoundlandJohn WattonSt. Martin's CathedralGanderNewfoundland and LabradorCentral Newfoundland9,37527
Eastern Newfoundland and LabradorSamuel RoseCathedral of St. [John the Baptist (St. John's)|Cathedral of St. John the Baptist]St. John'sNewfoundland and LabradorEastern Newfoundland21,05339

Metropolitans of Canada

A metropolitan, elected from among the province's diocesan bishops, heads each province of the Anglican Church of Canada. On election, this bishop then becomes archbishop of his or her diocese and metropolitan of the province. David Edwards, the Bishop of Fredericton, became the metropolitan of the Province of Canada in 2020.
From 1861 until 1870 the Bishop of Montreal served as metropolitan over the four dioceses of the then Province of Canada. The province expanded in 1870 and 1871 to include New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. After 1878 the role of metropolitan of the province of Canada became one elected from among the diocesan bishops of the province.
OrderNameDioceseDatesNotes
1stFrancis FulfordBishop of Montreal1861–1868
2ndAshton OxendenBishop of Montreal1869–1878
3rdJohn MedleyBishop of Fredericton1879–1892
4thJohn LewisArchbishop of Ontario1893–1900
5thWilliam BondArchbishop of Montreal1901–1906Primate of the [Anglican Church of Canada|Primate of All Canada], 1904–1906
6thArthur SweatmanArchbishop of Toronto1907–1909
7thCharles HamiltonArchbishop of Ottawa1909–1912
8thClarendon WorrellArchbishop of Nova Scotia1915–1934Primate of All Canada, 1931–1934
9thJohn RichardsonArchbishop of Fredericton1934–1938
10thJohn HackenleyArchbishop of Nova Scotia1939–1943
11thPhilip CarringtonArchbishop of Quebec1944–1960
12thJohn DixonArchbishop of Montreal1960–1962
13thHenry O'NeilArchbishop of Fredericton1963–1972
14thWilliam DavisArchbishop of Nova Scotia1972–1975
15thRobert SeabornArchbishop of Newfoundland 1975–1980
16thHarold NutterArchbishop of Fredericton1980–1989
17thReginald HollisArchbishop of Montreal1989–1990
18thStewart PayneArchbishop of Western Newfoundland1990–1997
19thArthur PetersArchbishop of Nova Scotia1997–2002
20thAndrew HutchisonArchbishop of Montreal2002–2004Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, 2004–2007
21stBruce StavertArchbishop of Quebec2004–2009
22ndClaude MillerArchbishop of Fredericton2009–2014
23rdPercy CoffinArchbishop of Western Newfoundland2014–2017
24thRonald CutlerArchbishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island2017–2020
25thDavid EdwardsArchbishop of Fredericton2020–present