DAVID P. CRAWLEY, 66
(will not run)
Archbishop of Kootenay, Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon
Since his ordination as a priest in 1962, he has served in the dioceses of Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Rupert’s Land, British Columbia and Yukon. He has served as bishop of the diocese of Kootenay since 1990, incumbent of St. Paul’s parish, Vancouver (1985-1990), provincial secretary of the diocese of Rupert’s Land (1982-1985), chaplain of the University of Regina (1982-1985), and incumbent of St. Michael’s and All Angels in Regina (1982-1985). He also served as archdeacon of Winnipeg (1974-1977) and Rupert’s Land (1977-1981). His early employment included a stint as an interviewer and story editor for CBC in 1971.
He earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Manitoba, a licentiate in theology at St. John’s College, Winnipeg, and a master’s degree at the University of Kent, Canterbury. He is interested in social issues and served on boards of the Edmonton women’s shelter, the women’s drop-in centre in Vancouver and as a vice president of the Edmonton Social Planning Council.
An avid fan of the Montreal Canadiens, he is also an “obsessive” skier and a lover of classical and outlaw western music, Canadian poetry, and detective novels. He and Joan have three daughters.
WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, 54
Bishop of Caledonia
He received his bachelor’s degree in religious studies/philosophy at the University of Windsor in 1972. In 1975, he received a master’s degree in theology at McGill University and a diploma in ministry at Montreal Diocesan Theological College.
He was ordained a priest in the diocese of Cariboo in 1975. As a young priest, he assisted the rector of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Kamloops, B.C., in delivering pastoral and liturgical services to the parish from 1975 to1977. From 1977 to 1997 he worked in various capacities with the government of B.C.’s Ministry of Social Services. As a social worker, he provided support services to wards of the ministry and liaised with public health services, mental health services, group parents, and foster parents. As area manager from 1988 to 1997, he was responsible for overseeing the delivery of child and family community services, income support programs, and services to people with mental handicaps in the Skeena/Stikine area.
TERRENCE BUCKLE, 63
Bishop of Yukon
From 1982 to 1988 he served as priest and archdeacon at Fort Nelson, B.C., and as rector and canon for Yellowknife, N.W.T. from 1988 to 1995. He was elected bishop in 1993. He graduated from Church Army College and attended Wycliffe College, and took up ordination studies from 1966 to 1973.
He and Blanche have four children.
JAMES A. J. COWAN, 53
Bishop of British Columbia
He became the diocesan executive officer for the diocese of British Columbia in 1997, and was Education for Ministry (EFM) diocesan co-ordinator in 1998. From 1982 until1987 he was rural dean of Wascana, Regina. He served as co-chair of the joint Anglican-Lutheran working group that brought about full communion between the Anglican and Lutheran churches in Canada. He has been a member of four General Synods. From 2001 to 2003 he was a member of a task force which supported the negotiations concerning the residential school agreement between the national church and the federal government and the schools settlement fund.
He and his wife, Annette, have two children.
MICHAEL C. INGHAM, 55
Bishop of New Westminster
He was thrust into the limelight when he authorized a rite for the blessing of gay and lesbian couples after a majority vote by the New Westminster synod in 2002.
Born in Yorkshire, England, he was ordained a priest in Ottawa in 1974. He received a bachelor’s degree in theology and a master’s degree in politics and philosophy at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland while at the same time training for the Scottish Episcopal church. He took post-graduate studies on contemporary American theology at Harvard University. He also spent a semester studying Judaism at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
He has served in parishes in Ottawa, Burnaby and West Vancouver. He was the principal secretary to the primate in Toronto from 1989 to 1992.
He and his wife, Gwen, have two daughters. He loves sailing, golfing and cooking.
GORDON S. LIGHT, 59
Suffragan to the metropolitan of British Columbia and the Yukon
(not yet consecrated, therefore not eligible for nomination)
Prior to his election, he worked as an administrative assistant to Archbishop David Crawley since January 2002. He served as principal secretary to the former primate, Archbishop Michael Peers, at the national office in Toronto from 1992 to 2001. He was the dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kamloops, B.C., from 1984 to 1992.
He has also served in the dioceses of Edmonton and Rupert’s Land.
Born in Claresholm, Alta., in 1944, he was ordained a priest in 1969. He holds a bachelor degree in English from Carleton University and a bachelor of sacred theology from Trinity College in Toronto.
A prolific hymn writer, he is a member of the music group Common Cup.
He and his wife, Archdeacon Barbara Liotscos, have six grown children and three grandchildren.