Diocese of Western Newfoundland | |
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Location | |
Ecclesiastical province | Canada |
Coordinates | 49°45′22″N 57°24′54″W / 49.756°N 57.415°WCoordinates: 49°45′22″N 57°24′54″W / 49.756°N 57.415°W |
Information | |
Rite | Anglican |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Corner Brook |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | The Most Rev. Percy David Coffin |
Website | |
westernnewfoundland.anglican.org |
The Anglican Diocese of Western Newfoundland is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada. It comprises 32 parishes in Newfoundland and Labrador with approximately 24,000 souls. Most parishes are multipoint -with more than two congregations- with only one full-time clergy. As of 2012 the diocese had 20 full-time clergy with two cluster parishes (two clergy serving four parishes – 10 congregations) and over 350 lay ministers