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History of the Diocese
1700's
1710 Oct. 10 |
First Anglican service held in Annapolis Royal |
1745-1748 |
Anglican services held in Cape Breton by British chaplain |
1749 |
Founding of Halifax |
1750 |
St. Paul’s Church, Halifax, “oldest Anglican church in Canada”  |
1750-1752 |
Over 2,000 Lutherans immigrate |
1754 |
St. John’s Church, Lunenburg established |
1758 |
“Little Dutch Church” |
1768 |
First Anglican service in Prince Edward Island |
1787 |
Diocese of Nova Scotia created (included present-day Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland) Charles Inglis, 1st bishop |
1789 |
King’s College founded in Windsor |
1791 |
St. George’s Church, Sydney, Cape Breton |
1792 |
Diocese of Quebec created |
1800's
1825 |
Diocese of Nova Scotia divided into 4 archdeaconeries: NS, NB, NL and Bermuda |
1836 |
St. Paul’s, Charlottetown, PEI founded |
1839 |
Diocese of Newfoundland created |
1845 |
Diocese of Fredericton created |
1860 |
PEI becomes an archdeaconery |
1866 |
Rural deaneries created (Tangier, Lunenburg, Shelburne, Annapolis, Kings, Amherst, St. George and Cape Breton) |
1867 |
Confederation |
1869 |
St. Peter’s Church, Charlottetown, PEI |
1873 |
St. Peter’s Church consecrated as a cathedral  |
1885 |
W.A. founded |
1893 |
First General Synod, Church of England in Canada 1st Primate of All Canada, Robert Machray |
1900's
1905 |
W.A. established in this diocese |
1908 |
Book of Common Praise |
1910 |
Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax  |
1918 |
Canadian Book of Common Prayer |
1938 |
Book of Common Praise (rev. 1938) |
1955 |
Church of England in Canada becomes The Anglican Church of Canada |
1958 |
Primate’s Fund (now known as Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund) |
1959/1963 |
Book of Common Prayer (“burgundy” book) |
1966 |
WA becomes Anglican Church Women (ACW) |
1971 |
Atlantic School of Theology founded |
1971 |
Anglican/United Hymn Book (“red book”) |
1976 |
Ordination of women as priests in the Anglican Church of Canada |
1982 |
Cursillo introduced into this diocese |
1985 |
Book of Alternative Services |
1993 |
First woman bishop in the Anglican Church of Canada |
1994 |
Website posted |
1997 |
Ordination of Vocational Deacons in this diocese |
1998 |
Common Praise |
2000's
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