Terms for a Bishop
A bishop is someone who has been consecrated as a bishop. As ordination is a sacrament, this is for life.
The Bishop or the Diocesan Bishop is the head of a diocese; a Coadjutor Bishop is elected to succeed as the Diocesan Bishop; and a Suffragan Bishop is an assistant bishop. The Diocese of Toronto has two suffragan bishops.
A bishop may be appointed as the Incumbent or as an Interim Incumbent of a parish, and this may happen in the case of a bishop who retired as a Diocesan Bishop.
In written correspondence, the address is, the Right Reverend Stephen Andrews, Bishop of Algoma.
Province
An ecclesiastical province consists of a minimum of four dioceses. As three bishops are required to consecrate a bishop, a province may consecrate bishops for the dioceses in the province.
A Metropolitan Bishop of an ecclesiastical province is an Archbishop. In the practise of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Metropolitan is a Diocesan Bishop, and the Chair of Provincial Synod and Provincial Council.
In written correspondence, the address is, the Most Reverend Anne Germond, Archbishop of Algoma.
For information about the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario go to www.province-ontario.anglican.ca.
Primate
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada is an Archbishop. In the practise of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Primate is not a Diocesan Bishop, and is the Primate is the Chair of General Synod and the Council of General Synod.
In written correspondence, the address is, the Most Reverend Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.
For further information about the Primate, visit www.anglican.ca/primate.
