Donald Phillips (bishop)

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Donald Phillips
12th Bishop of Rupert's Land
Church Anglican Church of Canada
Province Rupert's Land
Diocese Rupert's Land
Installed2000
Term ended2018
Predecessor Patrick Lee
Successor Geoffrey Woodcroft
Orders
Ordination1981
Consecration2000
Personal details
Born
Donald David Phillips

1954or1955(age 69–70)
London, Ontario, Canada
Denomination Anglicanism
Alma mater University of Western Ontario

Donald David Phillips (born 1954or1955) [1] is a Canadian Anglican bishop who was the Bishop of Rupert's Land from 2000 until 2018. [2] Phillips was educated at the University of Western Ontario [3] and ordained in 1981. He was at Lac La Biche, Alberta, until 1984 and then priest in charge at St Thomas' Fort McMurray. He also held ministry positions at St Paul's Fort Chipewyan and St Michael and All Angels' Moose Jaw before becoming Ministries Development Co-ordinator in 1992. He was ordained to the episcopate in 2000. [4] His term as diocesan bishop concluded in November 2018. [5]

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References

  1. DeSantis, Solange (January 2000). "Historic Diocese's Future Financially 'Precarious'". Anglican Journal. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. Huron Theological Convocation; Western News
  3. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008, ISBN   978-0-7136-8555-8
  4. Anglican Communion
  5. "Bishop Don's Thank You to the Diocese | Diocese of Rupert's Land". Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Rupert's Land
20002018
Succeeded by