Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon

The Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon is one of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada. It was founded in 1914 as the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia, but changed its name in 1943 when the Diocese of Yukon was incorporated from the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land. The territory covered by the province encompasses the civil province of British Columbia and Yukon. There are five dioceses and one "recognized territory [with] the status of a diocese"[1] in the province:

The former Diocese of Cariboo's operations were suspended as a result of insolvency arising from liability judgements in the cases of abuse at residential schools operated by the Diocese. The parishes within her territory have been administered, as the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior, by a suffragan bishop to the Metropolitan since 2004, and were became a "recognized territory [with] the status of a diocese" on November 14, 2015.[1]

Provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada are headed by a Metropolitan, elected from among the province's diocesan bishops. This bishop then becomes Archbishop of his or her diocese and Metropolitan of the Province. The current Metropolitan of the Province of British Columbia and Yukon is Melissa Skelton of the Diocese of New Westminster.[2]

Metropolitans of British Columbia and Yukon
NameDioceseDates
1stFrederick Du VernetArchbishop of Caledonia1915-1924
2ndAdam de PencierArchbishop of New Westminster1925–1940
3rdWalter AdamsArchbishop of Kootenay and Yukon1942–1951
4thHarold SextonArchbishop of British Columbia1952–1969
5thGodfrey GowerArchbishop of New Westminster1969–1971
6thRalph DeanArchbishop of Cariboo1971–1973
(Acting)John FrameBishop of Yukon1973–1975
7thDavid SomervilleArchbishop of New Westminster1975–1980
8thDouglas HambidgeArchbishop of New Westminster1981–1993
(Acting)John HannenBishop of Caledonia1993–1994
9thDavid CrawleyArchbishop of Kootenay1994–2004
10thTerry BuckleArchbishop of Yukon2005–2009
11thJohn PrivettArchbishop of Kootenay2009–2018
12thMelissa SkeltonArchbishop of New Westminster2018–present

Suffragan bishops to the Metropolitan

See also

References
  1. Anglican Church of Canada — Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 14, 2015 (Accessed 16 November 2015)
  2. http://www.vancouver.anglican.ca/news/melissa-m-skelton-first-woman-to-be-elected-archbishop-in-the-acoc


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