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.
History
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.
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 2008Anglican Journal article November 2007 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.Anglican Journal item, May 19, 2010
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. Bishop Vincent Fenga succeeded her on June 19, 2026.
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.
Bishops of Yukon Name Dates Notes 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. Name Dates Notes 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
References
External links Diocesan website