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The Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada
Church House
80 Hayden St.
Toronto ON M4Y 3G2
Canada
Attesting Officer
Media Contact
43.6704994, -79.3817889
Anglicanism came to Canada with the early explorers such as Martin Frobisher and Henry Hudson. Continuous services began in Newfoundland about 1700 and in Nova Scotia in 1710. The first Bishop, Charles Inglis, was appointed to Nova Scotia in 1787 The Anglican Church of Canada includes a large number of the original inhabitants of Canada (Indians, Inuit and Metis) and has been a strong advocate of their rights.
The Anglican Church of Canada has enjoyed self-government for over a century since 1893 and is an autonomous member of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Church also has a strong international role in development and disaster relief through the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF). The General Synod, which normally meets triennially (next meeting 2010), consists of the Archbishops, Bishops and elected clerical and lay representatives of the 30 dioceses. Each of the Ecclesiastical Provinces— Canada, Ontario, Rupert’s Land and British Columbia— is organized under a Metropolitan and has its own Provincial Synod and Executive Council. Each diocese has its own Diocesan Synod.
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 641,845 |
641,845 |
2,884 |
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| 2001 | 641,845 |
641,845 |
2,884 |
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| 2000 | 650,977 |
650,977 |
2,872 |
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| 1999 | 686,362 |
686,362 |
2,836 |
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| 1996 | 739,699 |
739,699 |
2,957 |
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| 1994 | 454,636 |
780,897 |
1,740 |
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| 1993 | 2,083 |
0 |
2,551 |
4,634 |
9 |
|||
| 1992 | 2,172 |
0 |
2,590 |
4,762 |
9 |
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| 1991 | 2,148 |
0 |
2,512 |
4,660 |
9 |
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| 1990 | 529,943 |
848,256 |
1,767 |
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| 1989 | 514,475 |
817,021 |
1,765 |
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| 1988 | 522,762 |
805,521 |
3,105 |
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| 1987 | 554,742 |
825,462 |
3,199 |
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| 1986 | 558,405 |
851,032 |
3,169 |
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| 1985 | 553,855 |
0 |
301,941 |
855,796 |
3,210 |
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| 1984 | 0 |
3,750 |
10 |
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| 1983 | 588,229 |
892,172 |
3,098 |
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| 1982 | 567,855 |
914,022 |
3,320 |
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| 1981 | 579,150 |
915,714 |
3,259 |
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| 1980 | 573,214 |
932,327 |
3,316 |
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| 1979 | 594,296 |
952,489 |
3,212 |
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| 1978 | 581,040 |
961,952 |
3,030 |
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| 1977 | 599,903 |
1,001,927 |
1,812 |
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| 1976 | 604,090 |
1,009,091 |
1,718 |
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| 1975 | 600,962 |
1,015,216 |
1,706 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2,396 |
1,470 | 3,866 |
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| 2001 | 1,930 |
1,169 | 492 |
3,591 |
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| 2000 | 1,579 |
3,631 |
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| 1999 | 1,622 |
1,125 | 1,124 |
3,517 |
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| 1996 | 1,622 |
3,368 |
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| 1994 | 1,805 |
3,240 |
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| 1993 | 2 |
0 | 0 |
3 |
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| 1992 | 1 |
0 | 0 |
1 |
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| 1991 | 2 |
0 | 0 |
3 |
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| 1990 | 0 |
3,463 |
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| 1989 | 1,924 |
3,250 |
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| 1988 | 1,914 |
3,300 |
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| 1987 | 1,853 |
3,276 |
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| 1986 | 1,788 |
3,180 |
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| 1985 | 1,754 |
0 | 0 |
3,100 |
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| 1983 | 1,759 |
3,013 |
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| 1982 | 1,690 |
2,951 |
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| 1981 | 1,657 |
2,932 |
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| 1980 | 1,685 |
2,944 |
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| 1979 | 1,661 |
2,802 |
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| 1978 | 1,393 |
2,832 |
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| 1977 | 1,658 |
2,759 |
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| 1976 | 1,610 |
2,863 |
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| 1975 | 1,625 |
2,891 |
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| 1974 | 1,623 |
2,649 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,633 |
9,658 |
44,687 |
54,345 |
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| 2001 | 1,633 |
9,658 |
44,687 |
54,345 |
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| 2000 | 1,715 |
55,366 |
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| 1999 | 1,794 |
10,944 |
45,841 |
56,785 |
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| 1996 | 1,827 |
66,756 |
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| 1994 | 1,700 |
70,172 |
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| 1990 | 1,623 |
82,022 |
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| 1989 | 1,767 |
83,766 |
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| 1988 | 1,907 |
88,525 |
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| 1987 | 1,923 |
93,475 |
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| 1986 | 1,913 |
95,440 |
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| 1985 | 1,854 |
0 |
0 |
94,341 |
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| 1983 | 1,850 |
101,169 |
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| 1982 | 1,959 |
103,312 |
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| 1981 | 1,645 |
103,435 |
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| 1980 | 1,675 |
105,408 |
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| 1979 | 1,538 |
105,594 |
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| 1978 | 2,049 |
107,505 |
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| 1977 | 1,815 |
106,862 |
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| 1976 | 2,106 |
107,628 |
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| 1975 | 1,964 |
109,352 |
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| 1974 | 1,971 |
113,182 |
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| 1973 | 1,992 |
116,553 |
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| 1972 | 2,093 |
127,154 |
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| 1970 | 0 |
0 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | $42,608,761 |
$196,909,471 |
$154,300,710 |
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| 1988 | $41,251,303 |
$179,037,647 |
$137,786,344 |
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| 1987 | $41,647,518 |
$174,381,129 |
$132,733,611 |
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| 1986 | $43,289,285 |
$171,054,228 |
$127,764,943 |
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| 1985 | $47,015,271 |
$168,000,000 |
$121,000,000 |
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| 1983 | $41,093,293 |
$141,639,555 |
$100,546,262 |
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| 1982 | $26,495,126 |
$122,158,347 |
$95,663,221 |
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| 1980 | $18,600,236 |
$91,440,134 |
$72,839,898 |
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| 1979 | $17,133,637 |
$79,784,699 |
$62,651,062 |
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| 1978 | $16,961,577 |
$73,120,061 |
$56,158,484 |
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| 1977 | |||||||
| 1976 | $15,882,616 |
$65,354,638 |
$49,472,022 |
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| 1975 | $14,278,259 |
$58,924,670 |
$44,646,411 |
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| 1974 | $12,644,727 |
$50,648,271 |
$38,003,544 |
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| 1973 | $10,139,841 |
$43,749,729 |
$33,609,888 |
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| 1972 | $10,583,560 |
$42,229,770 |
$31,646,210 |
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| 1970 | $10,285,432 |
$40,687,024 |
$30,401,592 |
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| 1969 | $9,691,501 |
$36,745,110 |
$27,053,609 |
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| 1968 | $6,508,978 |
$36,318,583 |
$29,809,605 |
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| 1964 | $35,893,882 |
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| 1962 | $38,328,511 |
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| 1961 | $34,013,128 |
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| 1960 | $34,658,256 |
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| 1959 | $30,122,299 |
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| 1958 | $28,371,788 |