Anglican Church of Canada The Anglican Church of Canada is the
Canadian branch of the Anglican Communion. It is made up of
800,000 members worshipping in 30 dioceses; over 2 million
Canadians, or 6.9% of the population, declared themselves as
Anglican in the 2001 Census. The Primate of the church is the
Most Rev. Andrew Hutchison. The chief governing body of the
church is the General Synod, which meets every three years and
is made up of lay people, priests, and bishops from each
diocese. The church is in full communion with the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Canada under the Waterloo Declaration.
Dioceses and provinces The Anglican Church is divided into four
ecclesiastical provinces, and 30 dioceses. Each province has its
own archbishop and each diocese has a bishop. The list of
dioceses below indicates in parentheses the Canadian provinces
in which the dioceses are located. Province of Canada Founded in
1860, it consists of seven dioceses: - Montreal (Quebec), -
Quebec (whose borders are consistent with Lo