Founded in 1793, the Anglican Diocese of Quebec is a church within the worldwide Anglican Communion that stretches across the Province. It is divided into 4 archdeaconries whose boundaries are coterminous with four of the diocese's deaneries: Gaspé, North Shore, Quebec, and St. Francis. The fifth deanery, St-Laurent, is the most recently constituted and has no geographic boundaries. Rather, it is a grouping of the diocese's predominantly French-speaking parishes. There are 52 parishes with 87 congregations, serving an overall Anglican population of approximately 3,000 souls. The diocese is presently served by approximately 25 priests who are assisted by several deacons and 60 lay readers. Anglican services follow a pattern that begins with the gathering of the community, then listening to and reflecting on the scriptures. You are warmly invited to join your local Anglican church for worship and community life.more...See more text