Diocese of Saskatchewan

The Diocese of Saskatchewan is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Northern Lights of the Anglican Church of Canada founded in 1874 as a missionary diocese during the westward expansion of Anglicanism in Canada’s Northwest. Centered in the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, it was carved out of the older Diocese of Rupert’s Land during a period of rapid church expansion following the transfer of Hudson’s Bay Company territories to Canada in 1869. The diocese initially encompassed most of present-day Saskatchewan and Alberta, as well as portions of northern Manitoba. The Diocese of Saskatoon was split off from it in 1933. Over time, the Diocese of Saskatchewan played a formative role in developing Indigenous Anglican ministry. Its cathedral and administrative seat is St. Alban’s Cathedral in Prince Albert.

The diocese encompasses the northern two-thirds of Saskatchewan and has 32 parishes and 68 congregations. About 8,400 people are identified as Anglican on parish rolls, although attendance is much lower at less than 1,000 in 2022. In addition to the roles of diocesan bishop and indigenous bishop, there were nine paid priests and one paid deacon active in the diocese in 2022 and seven non-stipendiary priests and nine non-stipendiary deacons. The diocesan motto is ᒫᒪᐃᐧ ᐃᓯ ᒥᔮᐧᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ mâmawi isi miywâcimowin Together in the Gospel.