General FAQs

In Find a Church, you’ll find all the Anglican churches in our Diocese, with contact information for each church. You can search by address or postal code to find churches near you.

Visit our Archives pages for more information. You’ll also find these pages helpful if you’re researching your ancestors, preparing for parish anniversaries, or if you’re simply interested in history.

In Find a Church, you can search for the town you’re visiting to see a list of nearby churches. You can visit a church’s website or phone the church to get more details. In many cases, churches include service times on their recorded telephone messages. If you’re going somewhere beyond our Diocese, use findachurch.ca to see churches across Canada.

Find a Church will give you a list of churches with services in other languages.

Procedures vary from church to church, so get in touch with the priest at the church where you hope to be married to find out more. You can also visit our Life Events page for general information about Anglican weddings.

The parish priest who will marry you should be able to provide you with details on classes in your area.

Yes, in principle, but permission must first be sought from the diocesan bishop. You will need to apply for permission through the parish priest. (See Life Events.)

In our Diocese, priests are permitted to perform same-sex marriages in specific circumstances. To learn more, see the Marriage page.

Yes, it’s possible for an Anglican wedding to take place outside a church building. For more information, speak to your parish priest. (See Life Events.)

The baptism section on our Life Events page will give you some general information, but your parish priest will be able to give you all the necessary details.

Your parish priest will be able to tell you all about the confirmation, what it means and what it involves. They’ll also be able to tell you about attending confirmation classes. (See Life Events.)

You’ll find all our bishops listed on the Archdeaconries page. If you’re not sure what deanery your parish is in, you can find out using Find a Church.

Most churches have these, but check with the specific church you’re interested in. (Find a Church)

Each church has its own special services. We suggest you decide which church you’d like to attend and contact them for these times. (Find a Church)

Refer to Movable Festivals from the Anglican Church Directory 2016.

This is administered by individual churches. Contact your local church directly. (Find a Church)

For established forms of address in the Anglican Church, refer to Forms of Address for Clergy.