Fonds - Anglican Parish of Bell Island

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Anglican Parish of Bell Island

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  • 1870-2004 (Creation)
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    Anglican Parish of Bell Island
    Place
    Bell Island, Conception Bay (NL)

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130cm of textual material

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(1843 -)

Administrative history

Church of England priests visited Bell Island from the shores of Conception Bay as far back as 1795. Bell Islanders seeking the Sacraments of Baptism and Marriage often went to Hr. Grace. The first known priest that came regularly to Bell Island was the Rev. Thomas Longhorne.

On Aug 12, 1843, Bishop Spencer consecrated the first church on Bell Island, the church of St. Mary the Virgin and in the fall of that year rev. Thomas Boone came to Lance Cove. In 1867 Bishop Field separated the Congregation from Portugal Cove and it became part of the Topsail Mission and 5 years later a new church was consecrated by Bishop Field. In 1903 a second church was built to serve the people of Wabana. St. Boniface was situated where the old cemetery is now located. Then in 1926 the cornerstone was laid by Bishop William White for the present church of St. Cyprians - Bishop and Martyr. This church replaced St. Boniface.
St. Cyprian's is the "headquarters" of the Anglican Church's on Bell Island with St. Mary's a part of the parish, however, all records are kept as a single unit.

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Registers of baptism, Marriage, Burial and Confirmations. Also vestry Books, Financial Documents and Minutes of Meetings.

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  • English

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    Draft

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    • English

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