episcopal election Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/episcopal-election/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Tue, 07 Feb 2023 22:09:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg episcopal election Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/episcopal-election/ 32 32 170042892 Helen Kennedy elected bishop of Qu’Appelle https://anglicanjournal.com/helen-kennedy-elected-bishop-of-quappelle/ https://anglicanjournal.com/helen-kennedy-elected-bishop-of-quappelle/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:02:17 +0000 https://www.anglicanjournal.com/?p=169991 Archdeacon Helen Kennedy has been elected the 13th bishop of the diocese of Qu’Appelle in southern Saskatchewan, winning on the second ballot at an episcopal election Oct. 17.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/helen-kennedy-elected-bishop-of-quappelle/feed/ 1 169991 Calgary priest elected 14th bishop of the diocese of British Columbia https://anglicanjournal.com/calgary-priest-elected-14th-bishop-of-the-diocese-of-british-columbia/ https://anglicanjournal.com/calgary-priest-elected-14th-bishop-of-the-diocese-of-british-columbia/#respond Tue, 01 Dec 2020 20:26:57 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=166104 The Rev. Anna Greenwood-Lee, incumbent at St. Laurence Anglican Church in the diocese of Calgary, was elected bishop of the diocese of British Columbia Sept. 26. She was elected on the seventh ballot during a virtual synod. Greenwood-Lee says the diocese’s vision of transformation spoke to her. “It felt like my gifts and what they […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/calgary-priest-elected-14th-bishop-of-the-diocese-of-british-columbia/feed/ 0 166104 Bishop of Edmonton ‘called away’ from diocesan episcopal ministry https://anglicanjournal.com/bishop-of-edmonton-called-away-from-diocesan-episcopal-ministry/ https://anglicanjournal.com/bishop-of-edmonton-called-away-from-diocesan-episcopal-ministry/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:54:08 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=162797 Bishop Jane Alexander, bishop of the diocese of Edmonton, says she will be stepping down from her position July 31, with “no idea” what she will be doing next. “I have no need to say, ‘What’s the next big thing?’ The big thing is always just serving Jesus wherever he puts you,” says Alexander. “So, […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/bishop-of-edmonton-called-away-from-diocesan-episcopal-ministry/feed/ 0 162797 Athabasca elects new bishop https://anglicanjournal.com/athabasca-elects-new-bishop/ https://anglicanjournal.com/athabasca-elects-new-bishop/#comments Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:17:16 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=161796 Canon David Greenwood was elected bishop of the diocese of Athabasca at an electoral synod at St. James Cathedral, Peace River, Alta., November 16. He was elected on the third ballot. In an email interview with the Journal, Greenwood said the experience was “quite surreal, as in, ‘did that really happen?’” As a nominee, Greenwood […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/athabasca-elects-new-bishop/feed/ 1 161796 Yukon elects archdeacon as coadjutor bishop https://anglicanjournal.com/yukon-elects-archdeacon-as-coadjutor-bishop/ https://anglicanjournal.com/yukon-elects-archdeacon-as-coadjutor-bishop/#respond Wed, 15 May 2019 16:48:08 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=159482 The Ven. Lesley Wheeler-Dame has been elected on the first ballot as coadjutor bishop for the diocese of Yukon, making her eventual successor to Bishop Larry Robertson upon his retirement.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/yukon-elects-archdeacon-as-coadjutor-bishop/feed/ 0 159482 Three new suffragan bishops to be elected in diocese of the Arctic https://anglicanjournal.com/three-new-suffragan-bishops-to-be-elected-in-diocese-of-the-arctic/ https://anglicanjournal.com/three-new-suffragan-bishops-to-be-elected-in-diocese-of-the-arctic/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2019 17:00:13 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=158957 The diocese of the Arctic is expected to have three new suffragan bishops-elect after a series of elections this Thursday, March 28—one to replace outgoing suffragan Darren McCartney and the others to fill two newly re-created positions.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/three-new-suffragan-bishops-to-be-elected-in-diocese-of-the-arctic/feed/ 1 158957 Diocese of Saskatoon elects new bishop https://anglicanjournal.com/diocese-of-saskatoon-elects-new-bishop/ https://anglicanjournal.com/diocese-of-saskatoon-elects-new-bishop/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2018 20:06:24 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=157066 The Rev. Chris Harper, Indigenous native priest for the diocese of Toronto, was elected on the fourth ballot during an electoral synod in the diocese of Saskatoon September 8. Harper is to be consecrated as bishop of the diocese November 17. Harper says he is “incredibly humbled by the encouragement, blessings and prayers” that he […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/diocese-of-saskatoon-elects-new-bishop/feed/ 1 157066 Diocese of Rupert’s Land elects coadjutor bishop https://anglicanjournal.com/diocese-of-ruperts-land-elects-coadjutor-bishop/ https://anglicanjournal.com/diocese-of-ruperts-land-elects-coadjutor-bishop/#respond Mon, 18 Jun 2018 21:19:46 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=156109 Archdeacon Geoff Woodcroft, the incumbent at St. Paul’s Anglican Church Fort Garry in Winnipeg, was elected coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Rupert’s Land at an electoral synod Saturday, June 16. Woodcroft, 57, says he is “overwhelmed by the generous expression of the diocese” and surprised by the numbers of votes he received. He was […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/diocese-of-ruperts-land-elects-coadjutor-bishop/feed/ 0 156109 Dean of Toronto elected coadjutor bishop https://anglicanjournal.com/dean-of-toronto-elected-coadjutor-bishop/ https://anglicanjournal.com/dean-of-toronto-elected-coadjutor-bishop/#respond Mon, 11 Jun 2018 19:31:11 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=156021 Andrew Asbil, who has served as dean of Toronto and rector of the Cathedral Church of St. James since 2016, has been elected as the diocese’s coadjutor bishop.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/dean-of-toronto-elected-coadjutor-bishop/feed/ 0 156021 Former Jerusalem chaplain elected bishop of Western Newfoundland https://anglicanjournal.com/former-jerusalem-chaplain-elected-bishop-of-diocese-of-western-newfoundland/ https://anglicanjournal.com/former-jerusalem-chaplain-elected-bishop-of-diocese-of-western-newfoundland/#respond Mon, 30 Apr 2018 21:03:56 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=155206 Canon John Organ, whose career as a rector and military chaplain has taken him across Canada and the world, is the new bishop of the diocese of Western Newfoundland. Organ was elected on the fourth ballot at a diocesan synod Saturday, April 28. “It’s humbling to be a bishop of the church…That is a tremendous […]

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