Riscylla Shaw

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The Right Reverend

Riscylla Shaw
Suffragan Bishop of Toronto
Church Anglican Church of Canada
Province Ontario
Diocese Toronto
In office2017–present
Orders
Ordination6 May 2001 (diaconate)
18 November 2001 (priesthood)
by  Terence Finlay (diaconate)
George Elliott (priesthood)
Consecration17 January 2017
by  Colin Johnson
Personal details
Born (1972-08-22) August 22, 1972 (age 52)
Ontario, Canada
SpouseJana Shaw
Children2
Education

Riscylla Walsh Shaw (born 22 August 1972) is a Canadian Anglican bishop. Since 2017, she has been a suffragan bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Toronto, where she oversees the north and east archdeaconries.

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Early life and education

Shaw was born in 1972 to a Métis mother and raised on a farm near Bracebridge, Ontario. [1] She was a cradle Anglican, attending church in the Diocese of Algoma. [2] After completing high school in Bracebridge, she attended the University of Toronto and then Wycliffe College. [1]

Ordained ministry

After a period of working in youth ministry, Shaw was ordained in the Diocese of Toronto in 2001. [1] She was a curate in King City from 2000 to 2002 then incumbent of a two-point parish in Minden Hills and Kinmount from 2003 to 2009, and finally incumbent at Christ Church, Bolton, from 2009 to 2016—all in the Diocese of Toronto. [2] She also served as a diocesan ambassador for Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, participating in TRC events in Winnipeg and Inuvik. [3]

Shaw was elected as one of three new suffragan bishops on 17 September 2016. [4] [5] Alongside Kevin Robertson and Jenny Andison, she was consecrated on January 7, 2017, at St. Paul's, Bloor Street. [6] She was initially responsible for 57 parishes in the Trent-Durham area. [6]

Shaw was a candidate for bishop co-adjutor of the Diocese of Toronto in 2019, although she withdrew after the first ballot. Andrew Asbil was elected. [7] After Asbil's installation and following a reduction in the number of suffragan bishops, Shaw had oversight of the northern and eastern areas of the diocese, including Barrie, Peterborough, and Durham. [2]

At the 2019 General Synod, Shaw supported the effort to revise the Anglican Church of Canada's marriage canon to include same-sex marriage. When the motion failed, she wrote that "we failed the Church again at our General Synod 2019. . . . Once again, we have acted in spiritual arrogance against those made in the image of God, this time our gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and two-spirited siblings in Christ, in denying the validity and sacredness of their love within the sacrament of marriage." [8]

Shaw has also been episcopal visitor to the Worker Sisters of the Holy Spirit, a member of the Anglican Consultative Council and a central committee member of the World Council of Churches. [2] Shaw was a candidate to serve as Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada in the June 2025 election by the General Synod; Shane Parker was elected. [9]

Personal life

Shaw is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario. [1] She is married to Jana Shaw; they have two adult children. [4]

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "MNO citizen becomes a Bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada". Metis Nation of Ontario. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Right Reverend Riscylla Shaw". General Synod 2025. Anglican Church of Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Sison, Marites N. (17 July 2011). "Former students' experiences have transformative impact". Anglican Journal. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 Mann, Stuart; Holmen, Martha (October 2016). "Diocese elects three bishops". The Anglican. Anglican Diocese of Toronto. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Anglican Journal
  6. 1 2 Mann, Stuart. "Three consecrated in Spirit-filled service". The Anglican. Anglican Diocese of Toronto. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Mann, Stuart. "Andrew Asbil elected coadjutor bishop". The Anglican. Anglican Diocese of Toronto. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  8. ↑ Shaw, Riscylla (September 2019). "We have failed the church again". The Anglican. Anglican Diocese of Toronto. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  9. ↑ Perry, Alan. "Order of Bishops nominates four bishops for the office of Primate". General Synod 2025. Anglican Church of Canada. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
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