The Diocese of Brandon is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Northern Lights of the Anglican Church of Canada. It has an area of .Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 Its cathedral is St. Matthew's Cathedral in Brandon, which was established in 1952.Cathedral web-site
The first synod of the diocese of Brandon was held on 24 June 1924. St Matthew's church in Brandon was declared a pro-cathedral in May, 1945 and upgraded to full cathedral status on October 5, 1952. The then rector of St Matthew's, B.O. Whitfield, was appointed the first Dean of Brandon in 1957.
Bishops of Brandon Name Dates Notes 1 Wilfred Thomas 1924–1950 2 Ivor Norris 1950–1969 3 Thomas Wilkinson 1969–1975 4 John Conlin 1975–1992 5 Malcolm Harding 1992–2001 6 Jim Njegovan 2002–2015 7 William Grant Cliff 2016–2023 Translated to Ontario 8 Rachael Parker 2024–present
Deans of Brandon The Dean of Brandon is also the Rector of St Matthew's Cathedral.
Source: Diocese of Brandon
Name Dates Notes – position held by Bishop Ivor Norris 1952–1957 1 B.O. Whitfield 1957–1960 First Dean of Brandon 2 Morse Lamb Goodman 1960–1965 later Bishop of Calgary, 1968 3 Thomas Wilkinson 1965–1969 later Bishop of Brandon, 1969 4 John Conlin 1969–1975 later Bishop of Brandon, 1975 5 Harry Hobbs 1975–1979 6 Noel Goater 1980–1987 7 Thomas Crawford 1987–1992 8 James Njegovan 1992–2002 later Bishop of Brandon, 2002 9 Robin Walker 2003–2013 10 Nigel Packwood 2014–2016 11 Don Bernhardt 2016–2025 12 Christopher Evetts 2025-Present
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