Todd Townshend (born August 19, 1967[1]) is the 14th Bishop of The Diocese of Huron in the Anglican Church of Canada.[2] He was Ordained to the diaconate May 14, 1992, ordained to the priesthood on November 30, 1992, and Consecrated a Bishop and Installed as the 14th Bishop of Huron at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, ON on Saturday January 25, 2020.[3]
Todd Townshend | |
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| 14th Bishop of Huron | |
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| Church | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Province | Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario |
| Diocese | Huron |
| Elected | October 26, 2019 |
| In office | 2020–Present |
| Predecessor | The Most Rev. Linda Nicholls |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
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| Consecration | January 25, 2020 by The Most Rev. Anne Germond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Todd Townshend 1967 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Stacey Townshend |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | |
Townshend received a BSc from the University of Waterloo in 1989, an MDiv with honours from Huron University College in 1992, and a ThD from the University of Toronto and Wycliffe College in 2007. His dissertation is titled "The Sacramentality of Preaching".[1]
Townshend has served in several London parishes.[4] Townshend also served as the Dean of the Faculty of Theology at Huron University College between 2013 and 2019.[5] Prior to assuming his role as Dean of the Faculty, Townshend taught at Huron University College since 2002 in a variety of roles including Professor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology and Associate Professor of Contextual Theology.
Townshend chairs various diocesan committees and has chaired or continues to serve on various national committees of the Anglican Church of Canada.
Personal life
editTownshend's grandfather (William) and father (Robert) also served as bishops in the Diocese of Huron.[6]
Townshend is married to Stacey, and they have three children: Tyne, Seth, and Samuel.[citation needed]
Published works
editTownshend academic work includes the aforementioned book, The Sacramentality of Preaching, as well as contributions to multi-author works:
- Townshend, Todd (2009). The sacramentality of preaching : homiletical uses of Louis-Marie Chauvet's theology of sacramentality. New York: Peter Lang. ISBN 9781433105166.
- "What Can Death Teach Us About Preaching?", Liturgy Journal Volume 33, 2018 - Issue 1: Death and the Liturgy.
- "Lectionary Homiletics", Four entries: Advent II to Christmas I, December 2014.
References
edit- ^ a b Townshend, Todd (2009). The sacramentality of preaching : homiletical uses of Louis-Marie Chauvet's theology of sacramentality. New York: Peter Lang. ISBN 9781433105166. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ "We Have A Bishop". Huron Church News. London, Ontario: Diocese of Huron. October 26, 2019. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ Levesque, Marty (March 2020). "Huron Church News" (PDF). Diocese of Huron. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 16, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "New Bishop of Huron". The Anglican Planet. November 26, 2019. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ Kidd, Joelle (October 30, 2019). "New bishop elected for diocese of Huron". Anglican Journal. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Past Suffragan Bishops of Huron". Diocese of Huron. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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