Helen Kennedy (bishop)
Helen Kennedy | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Qu'Appelle | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Province | Rupert's Land |
| Diocese | Qu'Appelle |
| See | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Elected | 2021 |
| Predecessor | Robert Hardwick |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2007 |
| Consecration | January 22, 2022 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | Canadian Mennonite University (MA) University of Winnipeg (BA) |
Helen Jane Kennedy[1] is a bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada. She is the current bishop of the Diocese of Qu'Appelle in southern Saskatchewan.
Born in Nuneaton, England,[2] Kennedy worked as an ambulance driver and emergency medical technician[3] before immigrating to Canada in 1999. She was ordained a priest in 2007,[4] after which she served as the rector of St. George's Anglican Parish in Transcona, Winnipeg.[3] After the retirement of Robert Hardwick as Bishop of Qu'Appelle, Kennedy was elected bishop at the diocesan synod on October 17, 2021, and consecrated on January 22, 2022.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "The Consecration Of The Venerable Helen Jane Kennedy" (PDF). St Paul's Cathedral - Regina. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ Careless, Sue (October 20, 2021). "Helen Kennedy bishop-elect of Qu'Appelle". The Anglican Planet. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Suderman, Brenda (October 30, 2021). "Transcona priest elected bishop in Saskatchewan". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ Gardner, Matt (December 1, 2021). "Helen Kennedy elected bishop of Qu'Appelle". Anglican Journal. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
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