Diocese of Fredericton

The Diocese of Fredericton is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada. Established in 1845, its first bishop was John Medley, who served until his death on September 9, 1892. Its cathedral and diocesan offices are in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Diocese of Fredericton
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceCanada
Information
RiteAnglican
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Current leadership
BishopDavid Edwards
Website
anglican.nb.ca

Bishops

Archdeacons

The following have served as archdeacons of the diocese:[1]

Archdeacons of St. Andrews

Archdeacons of Chatham

  • 2018–present: Sandy MacPherson

Archdeacons of Fredericton

George Best held this post 1825–1829[2] in the Diocese of Nova Scotia, before the erection of Fredericton diocese; Best and Coster were archdeacons for all New Brunswick, and as such were also called Archdeacon of New Brunswick.
  • 1829  ?: George Coster[3]
  • in 1866, there was one archdeaconry and it was vacant[4]
  • 1907–1932: Obadiah Newnham
  • –2016: Patricia Drummond (formerly at New Bandon and subsequently at Woodstock)[5][6][7][8]
  • 2017–present: Wandlyn Snelgrove (formerly served in Sussex)[9][10][11]

Archdeacons of Kingston and the Kennebecasis

  • –2015: David Barrett
  • 2015–present: Rob Marsh

Archdeacons of Moncton

  • 2014–present: Brent Ham

Archdeacons of Saint John

  • 2016–2017: Stuart Allan
  • 2018–present: Keith Osborne

Archdeacons of Woodstock

  • 2014–2017: Patricia Drummond (acting)
  • 2018–present: Roderick Black
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See also

References

  1. "Announcements from the Bishop's Office". Anglican Diocese of Fredericton. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. Scott, Robert Forsyth; John E. B. Mayor (ed.) Admissions to the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge (Cambridge: University Press, 1931) p. 491
  3. Hawkins, Ernest. Annals of the Diocese of Fredericton (SPCK, 1847) p. 73
  4. The Clergy List for 1866 (London: George Cox, 1866) p. 450
  5. Messy Church
  6. UNB alumni news
  7. Parish of Bright
  8. CCC, Fredericton
  9. CCC, Fredericton
  10. Trinity, Sussex,NB
  11. Parish web-site



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