The Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada. It was created on 1 June 2014 from the northern portion of the Diocese of Keewatin, and includes more than 25 First Nations communities in north-western Ontario and northern Manitoba.[2]
Diocese of Mishamikoweesh | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rupert's Land |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 28 (2022)[1] |
| Members | 14,000 (2022)[1] |
| Information | |
| Rite | Anglican |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Lydia Mamakwa |
Lydia Mamakwa, who had previously served as suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Keewatin with responsibility for Northern Ontario, was installed as the first bishop of Mishamikoweesh on 4 June 2014 in Kingfisher Lake, Ontario.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Elliot, Neil (15 March 2024). "Dioceses of the ACC – by numbers". Numbers Matters. (Neil Elliot is the statistics officer for the Anglican Church of Canada.). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Awaiting Birth of Mishamikoweesh. Anglican Journal, 5 May 2014.
- ^ Mishamikoweesh. Anglican Journal, 3 June 2014.