Diocese of Brandon
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceRupert's Land
Coordinates49°50′37″N 99°57′20″W / 49.8435°N 99.9555°W / 49.8435; -99.9555
Statistics
Parishes26 (2017)
Members3,447 (2017)
Information
RiteAnglican
CathedralSt. Matthew's Anglican Cathedral, Brandon
Current leadership
BishopDon Bernhardt, Diocesan Administrator
DeanDon Bernhardt
Website
dioceseofbrandon.org

The Diocese of Brandon is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada. It has an area of 170,000 square kilometres (65,000 sq mi).[1] Its cathedral is St. Matthew's Cathedral in Brandon, which was established in 1952.[2]

The first synod of the diocese of Brandon was held on 24 June 1924. St Matthew's church in Brandon was declared a pro-cathedral in May, 1945 and upgraded to full cathedral status on October 5, 1952. The then rector of St Matthew's, B.O. Whitfield, was appointed the first Dean of Brandon in 1957.[3]

Bishop Cliff preaching in 2019

Bishops of Brandon

No.NameDatesNotes
1Wilfred Thomas1924–1950
2Ivor Norris1950–1969
3Thomas Wilkinson1969–1975
4John Conlin1975–1992
5Malcolm Harding1992–2001
6Jim Njegovan2002–2015
7William Grant Cliff2016–2023

Deans of Brandon

The Dean of Brandon is also the Rector of St Matthew's Cathedral.

Source: Diocese of Brandon

No.NameDatesNotes
position held by Bishop Ivor Norris1952–1957
1B.O. Whitfield1957–1960First Dean of Brandon
2Morse Lamb Goodman1960–1965later Bishop of Calgary, 1968
3Thomas Wilkinson1965–1969later Bishop of Brandon, 1969
4John Conlin1969–1975later Bishop of Brandon, 1975
5Harry Hobbs1975–1979
6Noel Goater1980–1987
7Thomas Crawford1987–1992
8James Njegovan1992–2002later Bishop of Brandon, 2002
9Robin Walker2003–2013
10Nigel Packwood2014–2016
11Don Bernhardt2016–present

Notes

  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  2. Cathedral web-site
  3. "Some history..." The Diocese of Brandon. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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