Gregory Kerr-Wilson is a bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada. He is the current Archbishop of Calgary.
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| Church | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Province | Northern Lights |
| Diocese | Calgary |
| See | Calgary, Alberta |
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| Other post(s) | Bishop of Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan (2006–2012) |
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| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Calgary, Alberta |
| Occupation | Clergy |
Kerr-Wilson is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and Nashotah House Theological Seminary. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1990, beginning his ministry as curate of St. Paul's, Bloor Street, Toronto. He then was rector of the Church of the Holy Family, Brampton, then Dean of Edmonton before his ordination to the episcopate in the Diocese of Qu'Appelle on May 23, 2006.[1]
On June 16, 2012, Kerr-Wilson was elected Bishop of Calgary.[2] His enthronement occurred on September 29, 2012.
On June 18, 2015, Kerr-Wilson was elected as the Metropolitan of Rupert's Land, later renamed the Province of the Northern Lights.[3] He was installed on June 21, 2015.
In 2019, Kerr-Wilson was a candidate for Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, but was not successful, coming in third.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ "Qu'Appelle elects dean of Edmonton", Anglican Journal, December 1, 2005.
- ^ "Gregory Kerr-Wilson elected new bishop of Calgary", by Leigh Anne Williams, Anglican Journal, June 18, 2012.
- ^ "Kerr-Wilson elected metropolitan of the province of Rupert’s Land," by André Forget, Anglican Journal, June 22, 2015.
- ^ "Election of a new Primate – Results", General Synod 2019.
