Primates of the Anglican Church of Canada

To date there have been twelve (12) Primates of the Anglican Church of Canada.

Primatial No.	Dates of Primacy	Name
1st	1893-1904	The Most Rev. Robert Machray (1831-1904) Archbishop of Rupert's Land
2nd	1904-1906	The Most Rev. William Bennett Bond (1815-1906) Archbishop of Montreal
3rd	1907-1909	The Most Rev. Arthur Sweatman (1834-1909) Archbishop of Toronto
4th	1909-1931	The Most Rev. Samuel Pritchard Matheson (1852-1942) Archbishop of Rupert's Land
5th	1931-1934	The Most Rev. Clarendon Lamb Worrell (1853-1934) Archbishop of Nova Scotia
6th	1934-1947	The Most Rev. Derwyn Trevor Owen (1876-1947) Archbishop of Toronto
7th	1947-1950	The Most Rev. George Frederick Kingston (1889-1950) Archbishop of Nova Scotia
8th	1951-1958	The Most Rev. Walter Foster Barfoot (1893-1978) Archbishop of Edmonton later of Rupert's Land
9th	1959-1970	The Most Rev. Howard Hewlett Clark (1903-1983) Archbishop of Edmonton, later of Rupert's Land
10th	1971-1986	The Most Rev. Edward Walter Scott (1919-2004)* * First Primate not to continue as a diocesan bishop in addition to responsibilities as Primate. Also first to be permanently based in Toronto at General Synod for the whole of his term as Primate.
11th	1986-2004	The Most Rev. Michael Geoffrey Peers
12th	2004-2007	The Most Rev. Andrew Sandford Hutchison
13th	2007-	The Most Rev. Fred (Frederick) James Hiltz

For more information about the Office of the Primate and the current incumbent (the Most Rev. Fred J. Hiltz) please visit the web site the Primate's Office section of the General Synod web site.

Revised 14 April 2008

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