The Diocese of Fredericton is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada. Established in 1845, its first bishop was John Medley, who served until his death on September 9, 1892. Its cathedral and diocesan offices are in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Bishops 1845–1892: John Medley; Metropolitan of Canada, 1879–1892 1892–1907: Tully Kingdon 1907–1938: John Richardson; Metropolitan of Canada, 1934–1938 1939–1956: William Moorhead 1957–1971: Henry O'Neil 1971–1989: Harold Nutter; Metropolitan of Canada, 1980–1989 1989–2000: George Lemmon 2000–2003: Bill Hockin 2003–2014: Claude Miller; Metropolitan of Canada, 2009–2014 2014–present: David Edwards; Metropolitan of Canada, 2020–Present
Archdeacons
The following have served as archdeacons of the diocese:
Archdeacons of St. Andrews 2001–2003: Geoffrey Hall 2014–present: John Matheson
Archdeacons of Chatham 2018–2020: Sandy MacPherson 2020–present: Perry Cooper
Archdeacons of Fredericton George Best held this post 1825–1829Scott, Robert Forsyth; John E. B. Mayor (ed.) Admissions to the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge (Cambridge: University Press, 1931) p. 491 in the Diocese of Nova Scotia, before the erection of Fredericton diocese; Best and Coster were archdeacons for all New Brunswick, and as such were also called Archdeacon of New Brunswick. 1829?: George CosterHawkins, Ernest. Annals of the Diocese of Fredericton (SPCK, 1847) p. 73 in 1866, there was one archdeaconry and it was vacantThe Clergy List for 1866 (London: George Cox, 1866) p. 450 1907–1932: Obadiah Newnham –2016: Patricia Drummond 2017–2020: Wandlyn Snelgrove 2020–2023: Kevin Stockall 2023–2024: Paul Ranson
Archdeacons of Kingston and the Kennebecasis 2002-2006: Richard McConnell 2006-2015: David Barrett 2015–present: Robert Marsh
Archdeacons of Moncton 2006-2014 Richard McConnell 2014–present: Brent Ham
Archdeacons of Saint John 2016–2017: Stuart Allan 2018–2022: Keith Osborne 2022–present: Leo Martin
Archdeacons of Woodstock 2014–2017: Patricia Drummond 2018–2020: Roderick Black 2023-2025: Shawn C. Branch (Bishop's Liaison) 2025-present: Maria Shepherdson
Diocesan Archdeacons ?-2000: Harold Hazen 1998-2003: Claude Miller 2003-2014: Geoffrey Hall 2014–2024: Cathy Laskey 2025-present: Shawn C. Branch as Director of Mission & Ministry
See also Dean of Fredericton
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