The Most Reverend Stephen Arthur Jensen | |
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Bishop of Prince George | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Province | Vancouver |
See | Prince George |
Appointed | January 3, 2013 |
Installed | April 2, 2013 |
Predecessor | Gerald Wiesner |
Orders | |
Ordination | May 24, 1980 by James Carney |
Consecration | April 2, 2013 by J. Michael Miller |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Prince George |
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Alma mater | St. Peter's Seminary |
Motto | Parare Vias Eius (English: To prepare His ways ) |
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Styles of Stephen Arthur Jensen | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Your Excellency |
Stephen Arthur Jensen (born May 30, 1954) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was ordained a priest on May 24, 1980, by then-Archbishop James Francis Carney. On April 2, 2013, he was ordained Bishop of the Diocese of Prince George. [4]
Jensen was born on May 30, 1954, in North Vancouver. He studied at St. Peter's Seminary in London, Ontario, receiving a BA in Philosophy and a Master of Divinity in 1976 and 1979 respectively. [5]
Jensen was ordained as a priest on May 24, 1980, by the then-Archbishop of Vancouver James Carney. He then served as pastor for Immaculate Conception in Vancouver, St. Ann's in Abbotsford, and Corpus Christi, also in Vancouver. [5]
On April 2, 2013, Jensen was ordained the Bishop of the Diocese of Prince George by Archbishop J. Michael Miller. Jensen has served in his post since that date, and remains a member of the board for St. Mark's College and Corpus Christi College. [6]
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