Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh

Diocese of Mishamikoweesh
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceRupert's Land
Statistics
Parishes28 (2022)[1]
Members14,000 (2022)[1]
Information
RiteAnglican
Current leadership
BishopLydia Mamakwa

The Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada. It was created on 1 June 2014 from the northern portion of the Diocese of Keewatin, and includes more than 25 First Nations communities in north-western Ontario and northern Manitoba.[2]

Lydia Mamakwa, who had previously served as suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Keewatin with responsibility for Northern Ontario, was installed as the first bishop of Mishamikoweesh on 4 June 2014 in Kingfisher Lake, Ontario.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Elliot, Neil (15 March 2024). "Dioceses of the ACC – by numbers". Numbers Matters. (Neil Elliot is the statistics officer for the Anglican Church of Canada.). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ^ Awaiting Birth of Mishamikoweesh. Anglican Journal, 5 May 2014.
  3. ^ Mishamikoweesh. Anglican Journal, 3 June 2014.