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Anglican Church of Canada

The Anglican Church of Canada has its roots in the Church of England, which separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century. Influenced by the Protestant Reformation, the new English church simplified rituals and introduced the Book of Common Prayer (1549), which enabled services in English instead of Latin. At the same time, the church preserved certain traditions, including the early church creeds and the succession of bishops from the line of the apostles. Because of this history, Anglicanism is sometimes referred to as “Reformed Catholicism.”

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Ecclesiastical Province of the Northern Lights

The Ecclesiastical Province of the Northern Lights, founded in 1875 as the Province of Rupert’s Land, forms one of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada.

There are presently 10 dioceses in the province:

Athabasca
Arctic
Brandon
Calgary
Edmonton
Mishamikoweesh
Qu’Appelle
Rupert’s Land
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
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Diocese of Brandon

The Diocese of Brandon is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Northern Lights of the Anglican Church of Canada. It has an area of 170,000 square kilometres (65,000 sq mi). Its cathedral is St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Brandon, which was established in 1952.

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.

Bishops of Brandon:
1 Wilfred Thomas 1924–1950
2 Ivor Norris 1950–1969
3 Thomas Wilkinson 1969–1975
4 John Conlin 1975–1992
5 Malcolm Harding 1992–2001
6 James Njegovan 2002–2015
7 William Grant Cliff 2016–2023
8 Rachael Parker 2024–present


Diocesan Staff

Bishop: The Rt. Rev’d Rachael Louise Parker

Bishop.Rachael@brandon.anglican.ca

Rachael Louise Parker is a Canadian Anglican bishop. She has been the eighth bishop of Brandon in the Anglican Church of Canada since 2024. Prior to her election in November 2023, she was rector of a three-church rural parish in the Diocese of Edmonton, where she also served as rural ministries archdeacon. Parker also served in ordained ministry in the dioceses of Huron and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. In 2021, she was a candidate for diocesan bishop in the Diocese of Edmonton.

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Synod Office Staff

The Venerable Cheryl Kukurudz

Executive Archdeacon

Email: EAD. Cheryl@brandon.anglican.ca
Phone: 204-727-2380, ext. 102
Mackenzie Kukurudz 

Camp Coordinator

Email: Camp@brandon.anglican.ca
Jia Zhang

Anglican Centre Assistant

Email: reception@brandon.anglican.ca
Phone: 204-727-2380
The Rev. Canon Robert Parker

The Mustard Seed Editor

Email: mustardseed@brandon.anglican.ca
Greig Scott

Executive Financial Officer

Email: Finance@brandon.anglican.ca
Phone: 204-727-2380, ext. 105

The Henry Budd College for Ministry

The Venerable Dr. Kara Mandryk

Coordinator & Archdeacon of
Ministry & Training

Email: hbcm@mymts.net
link: www.henrybuddcollege.org
The Venerable Lydia Constant

Deanery Elder

Clergy

The Very Rev’d Chris Evetts

Dean and Rector

Email: Dean@brandon.anglican.ca
Phone: 204-727-2380
The Ven. Jonathan Hoskin

Archdeacon of Brandon

Email: jonathan.hoskin.80@gmail.com
Phone: 204-728-6206
The Rev. Canon Flora Young

Clergy

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