Diocese on the brink
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article35973
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2009 December
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2009 December
- Volume
- 135
- Issue
- 10
- Page
- 1, 6
- Notes
- "The Anglican diocese of Quebec is 'teetering on the verge of extinction' as parish finances continue to collapse and the number of parishioners dwindle. This doom-and-gloom message was delivered to the recent Canadian House of Bishops meeting here [2-6 November 2009] by Bishop Dennis Drainville, who declared that he could possibly be the 'last bishop of Quebec'." "People are looking for three things in a church he said: 'a compassionate, caring community; a transformational relationship with God, and life-changing liturgy'. Although the Anglican Church has these, '..we don't know how to present this to society', he said. Quebec will not be the only diocese to falter, he warned." "He noted that a vast majority of Quebec congregations (50 of 82) virtually have no children, 35 had parishioners with an average age of 75, and usually had only 8 to 10 people attending Sunday services." "With no money coming in from parishes, 'we have not paid our national assessment in church for two years,' said Bishop Drainville. 'I have not pride in that'."
- Subjects
- Drainville, Dennis (Dennis Paul), 1954-
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Quebec
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Quebec - Statistics
- Anglican Church of Canada - 21st century
- Church attendance - Anglican Church of Canada
- Location
- General Synod Archives