Anglican Diocese of Calgary
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The Anglican Diocese of Calgary is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land
of the Anglican Church of Canada
, located in the southern part of the civil province of Alberta
. It was established in 1888. The diocesan boundaries are: on the south, the border between Alberta and the United States; on the east, the Alberta-Saskatchewan border; on the west, the Alberta-British Columbia border and on the north, an uneven east-west line drawn across the province just north of Lacombe
forms the northern boundary of the Diocese of Calgary and the southern boundary of the Diocese of Edmonton. This area of about 82000 square miles (212,379 km²) includes regions of mountain, foothills, parkland and prairie. The see city is Calgary
. Other cities in the diocese are Red Deer
, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge
.
There are about 20,000 Anglicans and 92 parishes in the diocese.
Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land
The Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land was founded in 1875 and is one of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada. The territory covered by the province is roughly coterminous with the western portion of the former Hudson's Bay Company concession of Rupert's Land, as...
of the Anglican Church of Canada
Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada is the Province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French name is l'Église Anglicane du Canada. The ACC is the third largest church in Canada after the Roman Catholic Church and the United Church of Canada, consisting of 800,000 registered members...
, located in the southern part of the civil province of Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. It was established in 1888. The diocesan boundaries are: on the south, the border between Alberta and the United States; on the east, the Alberta-Saskatchewan border; on the west, the Alberta-British Columbia border and on the north, an uneven east-west line drawn across the province just north of Lacombe
Lacombe, Alberta
Lacombe is a city in Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Red Deer, the nearest major city, and south of Edmonton, the nearest metropolitan area...
forms the northern boundary of the Diocese of Calgary and the southern boundary of the Diocese of Edmonton. This area of about 82000 square miles (212,379 km²) includes regions of mountain, foothills, parkland and prairie. The see city is Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
. Other cities in the diocese are Red Deer
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...
, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge
Lethbridge
Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...
.
There are about 20,000 Anglicans and 92 parishes in the diocese.
| Bishop of Calgary | Honorific & Name | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | The Rt. Rev. William Cyprian Pinkham | 1888-1927 |
| 2nd | The Most Rev. Louis Ralph Sherman | 1927-1943 |
| 3rd | The Rt. Rev. Harry Richard Ragg | 1943-1952 |
| 4th | The Rt. Rev. George Reginald Calvert | 1952-~1967 |
| 5th | The Rt. Rev. Morse Goodman | 1968-1983 |
| 6th | The Most Rev. Barry Curtis. | 1983-1999 |
| 7th | The Rt. Rev. Barry C.B. Hollowell | 1999 - 2005 |
| 8th | The Rt. Rev. Derek Balfour Erskine Hoskin | Elected June 24, 2006, Consecrated September 29, 2006 |