Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Canada |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 94 (2022)[1] |
| Members | 21,892 (2022)[1] |
| Information | |
| Rite | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Cathedral | All Saints Cathedral, Halifax St. Peter's Cathedral, Charlottetown |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Sandra Fyfe |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada. It encompasses the provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and has two cathedrals: All Saints' in Halifax and St. Peter's in Charlottetown. Its de facto see city is Halifax (where the synod offices are located), and its roughly 24 400 Anglicans distributed in 239 congregations are served by approximately 153 clergy and 330 lay readers according to the last available data.[2][3] According to the 2001 census, 120,315 Nova Scotians identified themselves as Anglicans (13% of the province's population),[4] while 6525 Prince Edward Islanders did the same.[5]
- ^ a b Elliot, Neil (15 March 2024). "Dioceses of the ACC – by numbers". Numbers Matters. (Neil Elliot is the statistics officer for the Anglican Church of Canada.). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ http://www.province-canada.anglican.org/synod%202015/Diocese%20of%20Nova%20Scotia%20and%20Prince%20Edward%20Island%20Report.pdf[permanent dead link] (accessed 4 July 2015)
- ^ [1] Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 28 April 2015)
- ^ "Religions in Canada". 2.statcan.ca. Archived from the original on March 17, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ "Religions in Canada". 2.statcan.ca. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2010.