The Rev. Dr. Grant LeMarquand, a graduate of Wycliffe College in Toronto, has been appointed assistant bishop for the Horn of Africa, within the diocese of North Africa and the Horn of Africa.
A Canadian, LeMarquand is currently full professor of biblical studies and mission at Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Penn.
In announcing LeMarquand’s appointment on Dec. 8, Archbishop Mouneer Anis, primate of the province of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East and bishop of the diocese of Egypt, described LeMarquand as “very committed to mission, evangelism and ecumenical relations.”
LeMarquand will be consecrated in Cairo on Apr. 25, 2012; his installation will take place on Oct. 27, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
