Chad McCharles

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The Right Reverend

Chad McCharles

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Bishop of Saskatoon
Church Anglican Church of Canada
Province Northern Lights
Diocese Saskatoon
Elected8 March 2025
In office2025–present
Predecessor Chris Harper
Orders
Ordination2008
by  Jim Njegovan
Consecration14 June 2025
by  Greg Kerr-Wilson
Personal details
Born
Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Denomination Anglicanism
SpouseDawn
Children2
Alma mater St. John's College, Manitoba
Brandon University

Chad McCharles is a Canadian Anglican bishop. Since 2025, he has been the 10th bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Saskatoon in the Anglican Church of Canada. Prior to his episcopacy, McCharles was a priest in Manitoba.

Biography

McCharles was born and raised on a cattle and grain farm in Shoal Lake, Manitoba. He began his career as a bakery owner and operator, and married his wife, Dawn, with whom he had two children. [1] After some years he experienced a call to ordained ministry and received a diploma from St. John's College. [2] McCharles was ordained by Bishop of Brandon Jim Njegovan in 2008 and began his ministry as rector of a five-point parish centered on Neepawa, Manitoba. [3]

From 2013 to 2016, McCharles was a rector in Brandon, and from 2017 to 2020 he was a rector in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. [3] He returned to Neepawa in 2020 and took a role as pastor of Neepawa United-Anglican Shared Ministry, which combined the Neepawa United Church and St. James' Anglican Church, one of the churches in the five-point parish. [4] In 2023, he was a finalist in the election for the bishop of Brandon; Rachael Parker was elected. [5]

In addition to leading the Neepawa church, McCharles took vows as a member of the Canons of St. Benedict in 2019 and was prior of the Benedictine Community of St. Joseph the Worker in Neepawa. [3] [6] McCharles was also a school bus driver, having been recruited to help address a shortage of drivers when he returned to the Neepawa area in 2020. McCharles viewed his twice-a-day route as an extension of his ordained ministry and a way to connect with families in the rural community. [2] [7]

McCharles was elected bishop of Saskatoon on the first ballot in March 2025 and consecrated by Archbishop Greg Kerr-Wilson at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in June 2025. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Staff". Neepawa United-Anglican Shared Ministry. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Frankling, Sean (14 March 2025). "The Rev. Chad McCharles elected bishop of Saskatoon". Anglican Journal. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 McCharles, Chad. "CURRICULUM VITAE" (PDF). Anglican Diocese of Saskatoon. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Thom, Mike (20 October 2020). "Like a wedding for 2 congregations: Westman churches officially combine". CHVN 95.1FM. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Frankling, Sean (1 December 2023). "Rachael Parker elected bishop of Brandon". Anglican Journal. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Community of St. Joseph the Worker". Canons of St. Benedict. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Hardy, Dawn (1 May 2022). "School Bus Driving: A Lesson in Practical Theology". The Mustard Seed. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
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Preceded by Bishop of Saskatoon
Since 2025		Incumbent
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