Diocese of The Arctic
| Diocese of The Arctic | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rupert's Land |
| Coordinates | 63°44′51″N 068°31′00″W / 63.74750°N 68.51667°WCoordinates: 63°44′51″N 068°31′00″W / 63.74750°N 68.51667°W |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 31 |
| Churches | 51 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Anglican |
| Cathedral | St. Jude's Cathedral, Iqaluit |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | David W. Parsons |
| Suffragan | Darren McCartney |
| Website | |
| www.arcticnet.org | |
The Diocese of The Arctic is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada. It is by far the largest of the thirty dioceses in Canada, comprising almost 4,000,000 km2 (1,500,000 sq mi), or one-third the land mass of the country. As the name indicates, the diocese encompasses the Arctic region of Canada including the entirety of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Nunavik region of northern Quebec. The See city is Iqaluit, Nunavut, and its approximately 18,000 Anglicans (over one-third of the total population) are served by thirty-one parishes. The administrative offices of the diocese are located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
The diocese is well known for its igloo-shaped cathedral, St. Jude's, which was destroyed by fire in 2005 but subsequently rebuilt and opened in 2012. It maintains a theological school, the Arthur Turner Training School in Iqaluit (formerly in Pangnirtung). In 1996, Paul Idlout became the first Inuk bishop in the world (as suffragan bishop).
In 2002, Andrew Atagotaaluk became the first Inuk diocesan bishop in the world and the fifth bishop of The Arctic. Atagotaaluk retired at the end of 2012.
In June 2012, an electoral synod was held. David W. Parsons was elected to succeed as diocesan bishop and Darren McCartney as suffragan.
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