Diocese of Yukon
Diocese of the Anglican Church in Canada
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The Diocese of Yukon is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada. It comprises 13 parishes across the Yukon and parts of northern British Columbia.[1]
Diocese of Yukon | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | British Columbia and Yukon |
| Coordinates | 60.7181°N 135.0553°W |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 13 (2022)[1] |
| Members | 963 (2022)[1] |
| Information | |
| Rite | Anglican |
| Cathedral | Christ Church Cathedral, Whitehorse |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Vincent Fenga |
| Map | |
 Location of the diocese within the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon. | |
| Website | |
| anglican.yukon.net | |
History
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The Diocese was formed in 1891 when the Diocese of Mackenzie River, at that time in the Province of Rupert's Land, was divided into two. Originally the Diocese of Selkirk, the name of the diocese was changed to Yukon in 1907. It was transferred to its present province in 1947.[2]
Terrence Buckle became the Diocesan bishop in 1995. He was also Metropolitan of the Province of British Columbia and Yukon from 2005–2009. In November 2007 Buckle announced his intention to retire at the end of 2008[3] but following an inconclusive election synod postponed his retirement plans. He eventually retired in 2010, after the election of Larry Robertson.
On May 15, 2010, Larry D. Robertson, since 1999 suffragan bishop in the western region of the Diocese of the Arctic, was elected Bishop of Yukon. He was installed at Christ Church Cathedral in Whitehorse on September 18, 2010.[4]
On May 4, 2019, Lesley C. Wheeler-Dame was elected as co-adjutor bishop. Wheeler-Dame was consecrated and installed on August 24, 2019. She was the first female to serve as Diocesan bishop.[5] Bishop Vincent Fenga succeeded her on June 19, 2026.[6]
In January 2009, Ronald Ferris, former Bishop of Yukon (1981-1995) and subsequently Bishop of Algoma (1995-2008) resigned from the Anglican Church of Canada to continue as a bishop in the Anglican Network in Canada.[7]
Bishops of Yukon
| No. | Name | Dates | Notes |
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| 1 | William Bompas | 1890–1905 | Bishop of Selkirk |
| 2 | Isaac Stringer | 1905–1931 | Bishop of Selkirk until 1907; Bishop of Yukon from then onward; translated to Rupert's Land |
| 3 | Arthur Sovereign | 1932 | Translated to Athabasca |
| 4 | William Geddes | 1934–1947 | Translated from Mackenzie River |
| 5 | Walter Adams | 1947–1952 | Translated from Kootenay; Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon, 1947–1952 |
| 6 | Tom Greenwood | 1952–1962 | |
| 7 | Henry Marsh | 1962–1967 | |
| 8 | John Frame | 1968–1981 | Acting Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon, 1973–1975; Dean of Columbia, 1981–1995 |
| 9 | Ron Ferris | 1981–1995 | Translated to Algoma |
| 10 | Terry Buckle | 1995-2010 | Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon, 2005–2009 |
| 11 | Larry Robertson | 2010–2019 | Translated from The Arctic |
| 12 | Lesley Wheeler-Dame | 2019–2025 | |
| 13 | Vincent Fenga | 2026–present |
Deans of Yukon
Since 1978, the rector of Christ Church Cathedral has also been the dean of Yukon.[8]
| No. | Name | Dates | Notes |
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| 1 | Kenneth Coben Snider | 1978–1982 | |
| 2 | Leonard Mack McFerran | 1982–1984 | |
| 3 | Desmond Fredrick Carroll | 1985–2001 | |
| 4 | John "Peter" Williams | 2002–2008 | |
| 5 | Sean Murphy | 2010–2019 | Also archdeacon of Liard |
| 6 | Harold "Bert" A. Chestnut | 2019–2022 | |
| 7 | Vincent Fenga | 2023–present | Elected 13th bishop of Yukon |