Todd Townshend

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The Right Reverend

Todd Townshend
14th Bishop of Huron
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Bishop Townshend
ChurchAnglican Church of Canada
ProvinceEcclesiastical Province of Ontario
DioceseDiocese of Huron
In office2020–Present
PredecessorThe Most Rev. Linda Nicholls
Orders
Ordination
  • 1992 (deacon)
  • 1992 (priest)
ConsecrationJanuary 25, 2020
by The Most Rev. Anne Germond
Personal details
Birth nameRobert Todd Townshend
NationalityCanadian
DenominationAnglican
SpouseStacey Townshend
Children3
Alma mater

Todd Townshend is the Fourteenth Bishop of The Diocese of Huron in the Anglican Church of Canada.[1] He was Ordained to the diaconate May 14, 1992, ordained to the priesthood on November 30, 1992 and Consecrated a Bishop and Installed as the 14th Bishop of Huron at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, ON on Saturday January 25, 2020.[2]

Townshend received a BSc from the University of Waterloo in 1989, an MDiv with honours from Huron University College in 1992, and a ThD from the University of Toronto and Wycliffe College in 2007. His dissertation is titled "The Sacramentality of Preaching."

Townshend has served in several London parishes.[3] Townshend also served as the Dean of the Faculty of Theology at Huron University College between 2013 and 2019.[4] Prior to assuming his role as Dean of the Faculty, Townshend taught at Huron University College since 2002 in a variety of roles including Professor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology and Associate Professor of Contextual Theology.

Townshend's grandfather (William) and father (Robert) also served as bishops in the Diocese of Huron.[5]

Townshend academic work includes the aforementioned book, The Sacramentality of Preaching, as well as contributions to multi-author works:

"What Can Death Teach Us About Preaching?", Liturgy Journal Volume 33, 2018 - Issue 1: Death and the Liturgy.

"Lectionary Homiletics", Four entries: Advent II to Christmas I, December 2014.

Townshend chairs various diocesan committees and has chaired or continues to serve on various national committees of the Anglican Church of Canada.

Townshend is married to Stacey, and they have three children: Tyne, Seth, and Samuel.

References[]

  1. ^ Diocese of Huron
  2. ^ Marty, Levesque (March 2020). "Huron Church News" (PDF). Huron Church News. Retrieved September 14, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Anglican Planet
  4. ^ Anglican Journal
  5. ^ "Diocese of Huron". September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Huron
2020– 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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