title: Diocese of Fredericton
text: # Diocese of Fredericton
  
  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 1825–1829 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 Coster
  * in 1866, there was one archdeaconry and it was vacant
  * 1907–1932: Obadiah Newnham
  * –2016: Patricia Drummond (formerly at New Bandon and subsequently at Woodstock)
  * 2017–2020: Wandlyn Snelgrove (formerly served as priest in Sussex)
  * 2020–2023: Kevin Stockall
  * 2023–Present: 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 (acting)
  * 2018–2020: Roderick Black
  
  Diocesan Archdeacons
  
  * ?-2000: Harold Hazen
  * 1998-2003: Claude Miller
  * 2003-2014: Geoffrey Hall
  * 2014-present: Cathy Laskey
  