Canada Connection : Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
image: The Anglican Church of Canada's map of Canadian dioceses and provinces, from anglican.ca (modified to highlight the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer for the week of 7 March 2021 we pray for The Rt. Rev. Sandra Fyfe, Bishop, and the people and clergy of the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
The Diocese of Nova Scotia, which originally included present-day Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, was created in 1787, making it the oldest Anglican diocese outside the British Isles. Other Canadian dioceses were gradually formed out of it, and it took its current shape in 1845. From 1825 to 1839, it included the nine parishes of Bermuda, which were then transferred to the Diocese of Newfoundland. "In 1879, the Synod of the Church of England in Bermuda was formed and a Diocese of Bermuda became separate from the Diocese of Newfoundland, but continued to be grouped under the Bishop of Newfoundland and Bermuda until 1919, when Newfoundland and Bermuda each received its own bishop." [source: Wikipedia] The present-day diocese comprises more than 90 parishes across the civil provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
- from the old diocesan website (which has more historical information than the new one, including a handy timeline of the development of the Anglican church in the Maritimes). More from the Wikipedia page
The diocese is situated in the traditional territories of the Wəlastəkwiyik (Maliseet), Passamaquoddy and Abegweit Mi’kmaq First Nations.
Here is a map of parishes throughout the diocese
The diocese has two cathedrals: All Saints, Halifax (the see city) and St. Peter's in Charlottetown.
The diocesan newsletter is The Diocesan Times.
Do you have connections with this diocese? We'd love to hear about them!