Diocese of Saskatchewan explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Saskatchewan
Rite:Anglican
Province:Northern Lights
Parishes:22 (2022)[1]
Members:8,417 (2022)
Bishop:Richard Reed (bishop-elect)
Suffragan:Adam Halkett (indigenous bishop)
Cathedral:St Alban's Cathedral, Prince Albert
Archdeaconries:Saskatchewan & Prince Albert
Website:http://www.skdiocese.com

The Diocese of Saskatchewan is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Northern Lights of the Anglican Church of Canada formed in 1874. Its headquarters are in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Diocese of Saskatoon was split off from it in 1933.

The diocese encompasses the northern two-thirds of Saskatchewan and has 35 parishes and 68 congregations. About 8,400 people are identified as Anglican on parish rolls, although attendance is much lower at less than 1,000 in 2022. In addition to the roles of diocesan bishop and indigenous bishop, there were nine paid priests and one paid deacon active in the diocese in 2022 and seven non-stipendiary priests and nine non-stipendiary deacons.

Bishops (Ordinary)

Bishop of Missinipi (Suffragan Indigenous Bishops)

Deans of Saskatchewan

The Dean of Saskatchewan is also Rector of St Alban's Cathedral.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elliot . Neil . Dioceses of the ACC – by numbers . Numbers Matters . (Neil Elliot is the statistics officer for the Anglican Church of Canada.) . 17 March 2024 . 15 March 2024.
  2. Web site: An Historical Sketch of the Diocese of Saskatchewan. Project Canterbury. 10 April 2015.
  3. Web site: An Historical Sketch of the Diocese of Saskatchewan. Project Canterbury. 10 April 2015.
  4. Web site: Happy Birthday and Anniversary Archbishop Bruce . Diocese of Quebec . Quebec Diocesan Gazette: Vol 111 Number 8. 10 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070226062648/http://quebec.anglican.org/Front%20page/Quebec%20Diocesan%20Gazette/gazette/April%2005%20Gazette.pdf . 26 February 2007.