Canada Connection - Diocese of Yukon
image: The Anglican Church of Canada's map of Canadian dioceses and provinces, from anglican.ca (modified to highlight the Diocese of Yukon)
In the week of 30 October 2022, we pray for Bishop Lesley Wheeler-Dame and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Yukon.
The 150-year history of the diocese is outlined here
The diocese of Yukon covers the civil Yukon Territory, with parishes from Old Crow to Watson Lake, and also takes in communities near its borders in northern BC. The diocese is situated in the traditional territories of the 14 Yukon First Nations and the First Nations of Northern British Columbia.
Here's a tour around the diocese by Will Postma of PWRDF
The diocesan cathedral is Christ Church in Whitehorse. Image from anglicanfoundation.org. This video shows the interior.
Here's an interview by Sue Careless in 2019 with the then newly elected bishop Lesley Wheeler-Dame and her predecessor Bp Larry Robertson, from Anglican Planet
The diocesan newsletter is the Northern Lights Journal, available at http://anglican.yukon.net/northern-lights.html
There are also regular updates on the diocesan Facebook page.