ese ▁of ▁the ▁E cc les iast ical ▁Province ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁and ▁Y uk on ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁name , ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁compr ises ▁only ▁the ▁ 3 2 , 6 3 0 ▁square ▁kilometres ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁adjacent ▁G ulf ▁Islands ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁Province ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁Its ▁see ▁city ▁is ▁Victoria , ▁and ▁it ▁presently ▁maintain s ▁fifty - five ▁par ishes ▁serving ▁nearly ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁Ang lic ans . ▁ ▁The ▁dioc ese ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁in ▁the ▁ecc les iast ical ▁province , ▁once ▁extending ▁over ▁the ▁entire ▁civil ▁province ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁hence ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁its ▁name . ▁Its ▁first ▁bishop ▁was ▁George ▁Hills . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁arch de acon ries : ▁H . ▁P . ▁Wright ▁was ▁Arch de acon ▁of ▁Columbia ▁and ▁Samuel ▁Gil son ▁of ▁V ancouver . ▁Notable ▁par ishes ▁include ▁Christ ▁Church ▁C athedral ▁and ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁St . ▁John ▁the ▁Div ine , ▁both ▁in ▁Victoria . ▁The ▁current ▁bishop ▁is ▁Log an ▁Mc Men am ie . ▁ ▁B ish ops ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁of ▁Canada , ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁Directory , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Ang lic an ▁Book ▁Centre , ▁ 2 0 0 6 .