Lynne McNaughton

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Lynne McNaughton
Archbishop of Kootenay
Church Anglican Church of Canada
Province Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon
Diocese Anglican Diocese of Kootenay
In office2019–present
Predecessor John Privett
Other post(s) Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon (2021–present)
Orders
Ordination1987 (priesthood)
ConsecrationMay 16, 2019
by  Melissa M. Skelton
Personal details
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Lynne McNaughton is the tenth bishop of Kootenay, [1] a diocese in the Anglican Church of Canada, and is the 13th metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon.

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Early life and education

Archbishop McNaughton was born in Peace River, Alberta and educated at the University of Alberta, Vancouver School of Theology and Columbia Theological Seminary. [2]

Ordained ministry

She was ordained in 1987, and served in the Diocese of New Westminster until her episcopal election. Her last post was Rector of St. Clement, North Vancouver. [3]

Episcopal ministry

The Rev. Dr. Lynne McNaughton, as she then was, was elected the tenth bishop of Kootenay on January 19, 2019 at the Cathedral Church of St. Michael and All Angels in Kelowna, B.C. She was consecrated and installed on May 16, 2019. [4]

On March 6, 2021, she was elected Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon; an office that comes with the title archbishop. She was elected by the members of the provincial house of bishops and the electoral college of the province on the first ballot. She is the second woman to become the Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon. The first was her predecessor, the Most Reverend Melissa M. Skelton, who retired on February 28, 2021.

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References

  1. "Bishop".
  2. Anglican Journal
  3. St Clement's web-site
  4. "Bishop".
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Kootenay
2019 - present
Succeeded by
Preceded by Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon
2021 - present
Succeeded by