Anglican Diocese of Keewatin
The Diocese of Keewatin is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada. It straddles the border of the civil provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, comprising over 900,000 square kilometres. The diocese is geographically isolated, consisting of mainly small, and mostly First Nations communities. The largest of these, Kenora, Ontario, is also the diocese's See city. There are just over 11,000 Anglicans on forty-eight parish rolls. The diocese was established by the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land in 1902, and was a major focus for missionary activity among the indigenous peoples there.
The current bishop (the diocese's ninth) is Archbishop David Ashdown. Elected Bishop of Keewatin in 2001, he was subsequently elected Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land in June 2009. The dean is the Very Rev. Hugh Matheson.
On 6 March 2010, the Ven Lydia Mamakwa, Archdeacon for Northern Manitoba in the Diocese of Keewatin, was elected Area Bishop for Northern Ontario, with special responsibility for the predominantly aboriginal parishes of the northern part of the Diocese. Her consecration is expected to take place in May 2010.[1]
References
See also Anglican Church of Canada, Anglican Church Directory, 2007. Anglican Book Centre, 2006.
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