Diocese of Athabasca

Diocese of Athabasca
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Rupert's Land
Archdeaconries	Athabasca, Peace River (Deaneries)
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

Diocese of Athabasca Official Site

Anglican Church of Canada

National Church	Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada

Ecclesiastical Provinces	British Columbia and Yukon Canada Ontario Rupert's Land

Dioceses	Algoma The Arctic Athabasca Brandon British Columbia Caledonia Calgary Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior Central Newfoundland Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador Edmonton Fredericton Huron Keewatin Kootenay Mishamikoweesh Montreal Moosonee New Westminster Niagara Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Ontario Ottawa Qu'Appelle Quebec Rupert's Land Saskatchewan Saskatoon Toronto Western Newfoundland Yukon Former: Cariboo Mackenzie River Selkirk Newfoundland

Worship and Liturgy	Book of Common Prayer (Canada) Book of Alternative Services Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Canada) Waterloo Declaration

Other	Anglican Journal

Coordinates: 56°14′06″N 117°17′42″W / 56.235°N 117.295°W / 56.235; -117.295

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