Anglican Bishops
of Canada

The Diocese of Nova Scotia became the first Anglican bishopric in British North America in 1787, encompassing the whole of Nova Scotia, Upper and Lower Canada, New Brunswick, Prince Edward’s Island, Newfoundland, and Bermuda. In 1793 the Diocese of Quebec was founded covering Upper and Lower Canada. The Diocese of Newfoundland, which included Bermuda, was established in 1839. The Diocese of Fredericton was founded in 1845 leaving the Diocese of Nova Scotia with its present boundaries.

Charles Inglis   Bishop: 1787 – 1816
Robert Stanser   Bishop: 1816 – 1825
John Inglis   Bishop: 1825 – 1850
Hibbert Binney   Bishop: 1851 – 1887
Frederick Courtney
Bishop: 1888 – 1904
Clarendon Lamb Worrell
Bishop: 1904 – 1934
Metropolitan of Canada: 1915 – 1934
Primate of all Canada. 1931 - 1934
John HacKenley   Bishop: 1935 – 1943
Metropolitan of Canada: 1939 - 1943
George Frederick Kingston
Bishop: 1944 – 1950
Bishop of Algoma: 1940 - 1944
Primate of all Canada: 1947 - 1950
Robert Harold Waterman   Bishop: 1950 – 1963
William Wallace Davis   Bishop: 1963 – 1975
Metropolitan of Canada: 1972 - 1975
George Feversham Arnold   Bishop: 1975 – 1980
Leonard Fraser Hatfield   Bishop: 1980 – 1984
Arthur Gordon Peters   Bishop: 1984 – 2002
Metropolitan of Canada: 1997 – 2002
Fred Hiltz   Bishop: 2002 – 2007
Primate of Canada: 2007 – present