Diocese of Athabasca
| Diocese of Athabasca | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rupert's Land |
| Archdeaconries | Athabasca, Peace River (Deaneries) |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 18 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Anglican |
| Cathedral | St. James' Cathedral, Peace River |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Fraser Lawton |
| Website | |
| dioath.ca | |
The Anglican Diocese of Athabasca is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada, in the northern half of the civil province of Alberta. It was created in 1874 by the division into four parts of the original Diocese of Rupert's Land. The Synod of the Diocese of Athabasca was organized in 1876. The diocese was then itself subdivided in 1892 to create the new dioceses of Selkirk (later renamed Yukon) and Mackenzie River and in 1933 to create the Diocese of The Arctic (which subsumed Mackenzie River).
The see city is Peace River. The Diocese has had at least two other See Cities: Fort Simpson and Fort Vermilion. The bishop resided for a considerable period at Athabasca Landing, but it is not certain whether it was ever his "seat". Other cities in the diocese are Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray.
The diocesan bishop is Fraser Lawton, formerly rector of St Thomas’ Anglican church in Fort McMurray, Alberta, who was elected 11th Bishop of Athabasca by the Diocesan Synod on 19 September 2009 and consecrated and installed on 22 November 2009 in St James’ Cathedral, Peace River.
| Bishop of Athabasca | Name | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | William Bompas | 1874-1883 | |
| 2nd | Richard Young | 1873-1903 | |
| 3rd | George Holmes | 1908 (Acting); 1909-1912 | |
| 4th | Edwin Robins | 1912-1930 | |
| 5th | Robert Renison | 1932 | |
| 6th | Arthur Sovereign | 1932-1950 | |
| 7th | Reginald Pierce | 1950-1974 | |
| 8th | Frederick Crabb | 1975-1983 | |
| 9th | Gary Woolsey | 1983-1991 | |
| 10th | John Clarke | 1992–2009 | Metropolitan of Rupert's Land, 2003–2008 |
| 11th | Fraser Lawton | 2009– |
Deans of Athabasca
The Dean of Athabasca is also Rector of St James Cathedral
- 1949-?: Roland Hill (1st Dean) [1]
- c1952: Edwin Thain
- ?-1979: James Hoskin [2]
- 1979-1987: Fabian Hugh [1] (afterwards Dean of Calgary, 1987)
- 1993-1998: Roland Wood (previously Bishop of Saskatoon, 1981–93)
- Iain Luke
References
- 1 2 "A Brief History of the Anglican Church at Peace River". St. James' Cathedral - Diocese of Athabasca. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ↑ "James Hoskin". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
External links
Coordinates: 56°14′06″N 117°17′42″W / 56.235°N 117.295°W