Anglican Diocese of Edmonton facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Diocese of Edmonton Dioecesis Edmontonensis Diocèse d'Edmonton
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land
Archdeaconries	Edmonton, McLeod River, Strathcona, Vermilion River
Headquarters	All Saints Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Coordinates	53°32′24″N 113°29′49″W / 53.540°N 113.497°W / 53.540; -113.497
Statistics
Parishes	44 (2022)
Members	5,912 (2022)
Information
Denomination	Anglican Church of Canada
Rite	Anglican
Cathedral	All Saints' Cathedral, Edmonton
Current leadership
Bishop	Stephen London
Website
edmonton.anglican.ca

The Diocese of Edmonton is a special church area. It is part of the Anglican Church of Canada. Think of it like a large church district. This area covers over 126,000 square kilometres in the middle of Alberta, Canada. It reaches from British Columbia in the west to Saskatchewan in the east.

The main city for this church area is Edmonton. Around 7,000 Anglicans, who are members of the Anglican Church, attend its 53 churches.

The Diocese of Edmonton was started in 1913. It was created from a larger church area called the Diocese of Calgary. The next year, the government of Alberta officially recognized the diocese.

Edmonton is the biggest city in the diocese. Other towns are smaller, rural places. Some are also "bedroom communities" near the capital city. This means people live there but often work in Edmonton.

A special group called the Company of the Cross used to run a school. It was called the Saint John's School of Alberta. This school closed in 2008. The school and the group were closely connected to the diocese and its bishop.

Bishops of Edmonton

The bishop is the main leader of a diocese. Here are the bishops who have led the Diocese of Edmonton since it began:

No.	Image	Name	Dates	Notes
1		Henry Gray	1914–1931
2		Arthur Burgett	1932–1940
3		Walter Barfoot	1941–1954	He later became the main leader of the Anglican Church of Canada from 1950 to 1959.
4		Howard Clark	1954–1961	He also became the main leader of the Anglican Church of Canada from 1959 to 1971.
5		Gerald Burch	1962–1976
6		John Langstone	1976–1979
7		Kent Clarke	1980–1987	He was also a senior bishop for the wider Rupert's Land area from 1986 to 1987.
8		Ken Genge	1988–1996
9		Victoria Matthews	1997–2007	She later became a bishop in New Zealand from 2008 to 2018.
10		Jane Alexander	2008–2021
11		Stephen London	2021–	He became bishop on September 18, 2021.