Although it appears that Prince Edward Island may have initially been designated as a dependency of Nova Scotia under the terms of the Letters Patent of Bishop Charles Inglis in 1787 (the first Bishop of Nova Scotia ), it is explicitly clear that the Letters Patent of Bishop John Inglis in 1825 (third Bishop of Nova Scotia ) designated and stated that Prince Edward Island was from that time on a separate unit which was only under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Nova Scotia . It is also quite clear that the Province of Nova Scotia and the of Nova Scotia were one in the same in terms of area acreage. Prince Edward Island (from 1825 onwards at least) in no way constituted an integral part of the of Nova Scotia under the terms of those and subsequent Letters Patent of the Bishop of Nova Scotia . The letters written by Bishop Charles Inglis (extracts of some are included in this book) demonstrate beyond any reasonable doubt that this relationship was clearly understood by the Bishop of Nova Scotia . It is a special status that was also recognized by successive Bishops of Nova scotia until very recently; indeed, it was a relationship that was accepted and acknowledged by the members of General Synod . General Synod Canon Twenty-Two begins: It is hereby declared that the bishop of a diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada, has by virtue of his office as Bishop, ecclesiastical jurisdiction, authority and power of discipline over all Clergy and Laity, members of said Church, within his diocese or under his jurisdiction. The Letters Patent received by Bishop Hibbert Binney at the time of his consecration designated him as the fourth "Bishop of Nova Scotia and its dependencies" during the will and pleasure of the Crown. They also conferred upon him: the same power, authority and jurisdiction in and throughout the said islands of Prince Edward as was given and granted by the aforesaid Letters Patent to John Inglis the late Bishop of Nova Scotia and its dependencies but no further or otherwise. Prince Edward Island was thus maintained as a separate area attached to the of Nova Scotia only in that it had been placed under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Nova Scotia until it be "divided or formed into a separate ".221 When the island parishes agreed to accept the amended Constitution and Act to Incorporate the Diocesan Synod of Nova Scotia , they did so in order to work with the parishes in the Province and of Nova Scotia which 221. Letters Patent of Bishop John Inglis . 181