Regional Groupings


Note-Areas of the diocese not shown: to the northwest, the Sunshine Coast north to Powell River and Kingcome Inlet (Capilano Archdeaconry); to the east, the Fraser Valley to Hope (Fraser Archdeaconry).

To assist the bishop with pastoral care and administration, dioceses are divided into smaller regional groupings known as Archdeaconries and Regional Deaneries, under the leadership of an Archdeacon and Regional Dean, respectively.

In the Diocese of New Westminster, there are five Archdeaconries and ten Regional Deaneries.

 

Archdeaconries

The Diocese consists of the following 5 Archdeaconries (Archdeacon in parenthesis)

  • Vancouver (The Ven. John Stephens) 
  • Burrard (The Ven. Ellen Clark-King)
  • Westminster (The Ven. John Bailey)
  • Fraser (The Ven. Stephen Rowe)
  • Capilano (The Ven. Lynne McNaughton)
In addition there are two Archdeacons with a diocesan-wide role.
  • Executive Archdeacon (The Ven. Ronald Harrison)
  • Director of Deacons (The Ven. John Struthers)

Regional Deaneries

The Diocese consists of the following 10 Regional Deaneries (Regional Dean in parenthesis)

In Burrard Archdeaconry
• Burrard & East Vancouver (The Rev. Markus Duenzkofer)

In Vancouver Archdeaconry
• Granville/Point Grey (The Rev. Dr. John Oakes)
• Richmond/Delta (The Rev. Paul Woehrle)

In Westminster Archdeaconry
• Burnaby (The Rev. Randolph Bruce)
• Westminster (The Rev. Paul Strudwick)

In Capilano Archdeaconry
• North Vancouver (The Rev. Christine Rowe) Web Presence http://northvandeanery.blogspot.com/
• Capilano-Kingcome (The Rev. Angus Stuart)

In Fraser Archdeaconry
• Yale (The Rev. Sharon Salomons)
Yale Deanery website can be found here.
• South Fraser (The Rev. Craig Tanksley)