Canada Connection - Central Newfoundland
images: The Anglican Church of Canada's map of Canadian dioceses and provinces, from anglican.ca (modified to highlight the Diocese of Central Newfoundland); St Martin's Cathedral, Gander.
In the Anglican Church of Canada Cycle of Prayer for the week of 5 February 2023, we pray for The Rt. Rev. John Watton, Bishop, and the people and clergy of the Diocese of Central Newfoundland.
The diocese was formed in 1975 from a division of the 1873 Diocese of Newfoundland (diocesan history here). "The Central Diocese encompasses a large geographical area of the island portion of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Our boundaries extend west to Badger in the Parish of Buchans, we include the south coast of Newfoundland both south to the Parish of Harbour Breton and all of the Burin Peninsula. Our eastern boundaries extend to the Parish of St. Mary’s, Clarenville, then north to Bonavista and that area on the northeast coast as far as the two parishes located on Fogo Island. There are 28 parishes and 94 churches within the Diocese." [1]
The diocese is situated in the traditional territories of the Beothuk and Mi'kmaq First Nations.
Here are some photos of the life and work of the Diocese, and of its parish churches.
The diocesan cathedral is St Martin's in Gander, image above from here. See and hear more from Bishop John and the Cathedral on the diocesan YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Here's an article about the 2020 (financial) jubilee in the diocese, and its consequences for mission and revival, from the Anglican Journal.
The diocesan newsletter for all three sections of the original Diocese of Newfoundland and Labrador is Anglican Life, available at https://anglicanlife.ca/ .
Do you have a connection with this diocese? We'd love to hear about it! Email