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The Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada. It encompasses the provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and has two cathedrals: All Saints' in Halifax and St. Peter's in Charlottetown. It is the oldest Anglican diocese outside the British Islands. Its the facto See city is Halifax (where the synod offices are located), and its roughly 24 400 Anglicans distributed in 239 congregations are served by approximately 153 clergy and 330 lay readers according to the last available data.〔http://www.province-canada.anglican.org/synod%202015/Diocese%20of%20Nova%20Scotia%20and%20Prince%20Edward%20Island%20Report.pdf (accessed 4 July 2015)〕〔() (accessed 28 April 2015)〕 According to the 2001 census, 120,315 Nova Scotians identified themselves as Anglicans (13% of the province's population),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Religions in Canada )〕 while 6525 Prince Edward Islanders did the same.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Religions in Canada )〕 ==History== The first recorded Anglican services in Nova Scotia were held in Annapolis Royal on October 10, 1710 and in Cape Breton Island in 1745.〔() (accessed 28 April 2015)〕 The Diocese was created on 11 August 1787 by Letters Patent of George III which "erected the Province of Nova Scotia into a bishop's see" and these also named Charles Inglis as first bishop of the see. The diocese was the first Church of England see created outside of England and Wales (i.e. the first colonial diocese). At this point, the see covered present-day New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.〔(Diocesan site – History ) (accessed 31 December 2012)〕 Churches in the diocese that are designated heritage sites include: * All Souls' Chapel (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) * Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Alma, Prince Edward Island) * St. George's Anglican Church (Parrsboro, Nova Scotia) * St. John's Anglican Church (Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia) * St. James' Anglican Church (Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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