Anglican Diocese of Ottawa

The Diocese of Ottawa is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario of the Anglican Church of Canada, itself a province of the Anglican Communion, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The diocese was established on April 7, 1896.[1]

Diocese of Ottawa
Location
CountryCanada
Ecclesiastical provinceOntario
Deaneries10
Coordinates45°25′03″N 75°42′33″W
Information
DenominationAnglican Church of Canada
RiteAnglican
EstablishedApril 7, 1896 (1896-04-07)
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral, Ottawa
Current leadership
BishopShane Parker
Website
ottawa.anglican.ca

In June 2016, the diocese announced that it would allow legal same-gender marriages.[2]

Bishops of Ottawa
OrderNameDatesNotes
1stCharles Hamilton1896-1914Metropolitan of Canada, 1896-1914
2ndCharles Roper1915-1939Metropolitan of Ontario, 1933-1939
3rdRobert Jefferson1939-1954
4thErnest Reed1954-1970
5thWilliam Robinson1970-1981
6thEdwin Lackey1981-1992Metropolitan of Ontario, 1991-1992
7thJohn Baycroft1992-1999
8thPeter Coffin1999-2007also Bishop Ordinary to Canadian Forces, 2004
9thJohn Chapman2007-2020
10th Shane Parker 2020-present

References
  1. "A brief history of our Diocese". Anglican Diocese of Ottawa. 2013-11-13. Archived from the original on 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  2. "Bishop John's letter in response to General Synod's vote to amend Marriage Canon XXI". Retrieved 2016-07-12.


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