Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury

4. Religious Bodies in Canada
A large number of Canadian religious bodies were organized by immigrants from Europe and elsewhere,
and a smaller number sprang up originally on Canadian soil. In the case of Canada, moreover,
many denominations that transcend the U.S.-Canada border have headquarters in the United States.
A final section in this directory lists churches according to denominational families. This can be a helpful
tool in finding a particular church if you don’t know the official name. Complete statistics for
Canadian churches are found in the statistical section in Section 3: Table 1 contains memberhsip figures,
and Table 4 contains giving figures. Addresses for periodicals are found in the directory entitled,
“Religious Periodicals in Canada.”
The Anglican Church of Canada
Anglicanism came to Canada with the early
explorers such as Martin Frobisher and Henry
Hudson. Continuous services began in Newfoundland
about 1700 and in Nova Scotia in 1710. The
first Bishop, Charles Inglis, was appointed to Nova
Scotia in 1787 The Anglican Church of Canada
includes a large number of the original inhabitants
of Canada (Indians, Inuit and Metis) and has been
a strong advocate of their rights.
The Anglican Church of Canada has enjoyed
self-government for over a century since 1893 and
is an autonomous member of the worldwide
Anglican Communion. The Church also has a
strong international role in development and disaster
relief through the Primate’s World Relief and
Development Fund (PWRDF). The General
Synod, which normally meets triennially (next
meeting 2010), consists of the Archbishops,
Bishops and elected clerical and lay representatives
of the 30 dioceses. Each of the Ecclesiastical
Provinces—Canada, Ontario, Rupert’s Land and
British Columbia—is organized under a
Metropolitan and has its own Provincial Synod
and Executive Council. Each diocese has its own
Diocesan Synod.
Headquarters
Church House, 80 Hayden St., Toronto, ON
M4Y 3G2 Tel. (416)924-9192 (Switchboard)
416 924-9199 (Voice mail) Fax (416)968-
7983, Web www.anglican.ca
Media Contact, Mr. Vianney (Sam) Carriere
General Email: info@national.anglican.ca
Officers
GENERAL SYNOD OFFICERS
Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, The
Most Rev. Fred J. Hiltz
Prolocutor, Canon Robert Falby
Gen. Sec., The Ven. Michael F. Pollesel
Treas., Gen. Synod, Ms. Michèle George
DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS
Faith, Worship & Ministry, Dir., Rev. Canon
Alyson Barnett-Cowan
Financial Management and Dev., Dir., Ms.
Michèle George
Inform. Resources Dir., Mr. Vianney (Sam)
Carriere
Partnerships, Dir., Ms. Henriette Thompson
Pensions, Dir., Ms. Judith Robinson
Primate’s World Relief and Dev. Fund, Dir., Ms.
Cheryl Curtis
METROPOLITANS (ARCHBISHOPS)
British Columbia, The Most Rev. Terrence O.
Buckle, Metropolitan, Box 31136, Whitehorse
YT Y1A 5P7 Tel. (867) 667-7746 Fax (867)
667-6125, E-mail: synodoffice@klondiker.com
Ecclesiastical Province of, Canada, Vacant
Ontario, The Most Rev. Caleb J. Lawrence, Box
841, Schumacher, ON P0N 1G0 Tel. (705)
360-1129 Fax (705) 360-1120 E-mail:
dmoose@domaa.ca
Rupert’s Land, The Most Rev. David Ashdown,
Box 567, Keewatin, ON P0X 1C0, Tel. (807)
547-3353, Fax (807) 547-3356, E-mail: keewatinbishop@shaw.ca
DIOCESAN BISHOPS
Algoma, The Rt. Rev. Stephen Andrews, Box
1168, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5N7 Tel.
(705)256-5061 Fax (705)946-1860, Email:
dioceseofalgoma@on.aibn.com
Arctic, The Rt. Rev. Andrew P. Atagotaalnuk,
4910 51st St., Box 190, Yellowknife, NT X1A
2N2, Tel. (867)873-5432 Fax (867)873-8478,
Email: diocese@arcticnet.org
Athabasca, Vacant, Box 6868, Peace River, AB
T8S 1S6 Tel. (780)624-2767 Fax (780)624-
2365, Email: bpath@telusplanet.net
Brandon, The Rt. Rev. James D. Njegovan, Box
21009 WEPO, Brandon, MB R7B 3W8 Tel.
(204)727-7550 Fax (204)727-4135, Email:
bishopbdn@mts.net
British Columbia, The Rt. Rev. A.J. Cowan, 900
Vancouver St., Victoria, BC V8V 3V7 Tel.
(250)386-7781 Fax (250)386-4013, Email:
synod@bc.anglican.ca
Caledonia, The Rt. Rev. William J. Anderson,
Box 278, Prince Rupert, BC V8J 3P6 Tel.
(250)624-6013 Fax (250)624-4299, Email:
synodofc@citytel.net
Calgary, Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Derek B.E. Hoskin
, #560, 1207 11th Ave., SW, Salgary, AB T3C
0M5, Tel. (403)243-3673 Fax (403)243-2182,
Diocesan Email: synod@calgary.anglican.ca
Central Interior, Anglican Parishes (APCI) The
Rt. Rev. Barbara Andrews, 360 Nicola St.,
Kamloops, BC V2C 2P5 Tel. (250) 819-5753
E-mail: apcioffice@shawbiz.ca
CANADIAN
RELIGIOUS BODIES
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