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Two Canadian dioceses elect new bishops
Brandon's dean wins on third ballot; Caledonia chooses non-stipendiary
priest on eleventh ballot

Leanne Larmondin
Web Manager

The House of Bishops will have two new members when it meets later this
month. Two other elections are scheduled for coming months.

The diocese of Brandon, in western Manitoba, elected a familiar face as its
bishop. Jim Njegovan, 47, currently dean of the diocese and rector of St.
Matthew's Cathedral, was elected on the third ballot on Oct. 19.
Bishop-elect Njegovan, who has served as diocesan administrator since
Bishop Malcolm Harding retired July 31, was elected from among seven
candidates.

Ordained priest in 1979 in the diocese of Rupert's Land, Bishop-elect
Njegovan served parishes in Winnipeg before becoming rector of Brandon's
cathedral in 1992. He received Bachelor of Arts and Master of Divinity
degrees from St. John's College at the University of Manitoba.

He has served on various diocesan committees, including program and
planning and doctrine and worship, as well as being a member of the last
three General Synods.

The diocese of Caledonia took 11 ballots on Oct. 20 to elect Rev. William
Anderson as its new bishop. Bishop-elect Anderson, a non-stipendiary
(non-salaried) priest in the diocese, was one of 10 candidates.

A social worker with the Government of British Columbia for 20 years,
Bishop-elect Anderson has been an associate with a consulting firm which
offers training in organizational development, stress management and team
building since 1997. He recently helped the diocese of Caledonia develop
its sexual conduct policy.

He has also served as a non-stipendiary priest since 1977, providing
liturgical and pastoral services to various parishes in the western part of
the diocese. Caledonia is the largest diocese in British Columbia,
encompassing the northern-most half of the province.

Bishop-elect Anderson, 51, was ordained deacon in the diocese of Montreal
in 1975 and was priested the same year in Cariboo. He holds a Diploma in
Ministry from Montreal Diocesan Theological College, a Master of Arts in
theology from McGill University and a Bachelor of Arts in religious studies
and philosophy from the University of Windsor.

Both bishops will reportedly attend the upcoming meeting of the House of
Bishops, scheduled to begin Oct. 27 in Edmonton

Two other dioceses will hold episcopal elections in coming months. The
diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island will hold an electoral
synod Nov. 9; Archbishop Arthur Peters, diocesan bishop since 1984 and
metropolitan of the ecclesiastical (church) province of Canada since 1998,
is retiring.

The diocese of Keewatin is also seeking to fill its episcopal office since
Bishop Gordon Beardy surprised the church in July by announcing his
retirement. His announcement came only weeks after his dramatic forgiveness
of Archbishop Michael Peers and the Anglican Church of Canada  at the
meeting of General Synod in Waterloo, Ont.

The Keewatin election will be held Dec. 1.

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Links:

Anglican Journal profile of the diocese of Brandon
<http://www.anglicanjournal.com/124/10/canada08.html>

Anglican Journal profile of the diocese of Caledonia
<http://www.anglicanjournal.com/125/02/prov05.html>

Keewatin bishop announces surprise resignation;
Announcement comes on heels of absolution of church for wrongs done to
First Nations
-- July 2001 www.anglican.ca website news story
<http://www.anglican.ca/news/online/news.html?newsItem=2001-07-24_ll.news>

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Leanne Larmondin
Web Manager
Anglican Church of Canada
600 Jarvis St.
Toronto ON  L5E 2G1
(416) 924 9199 ext. 307
ll@anglican.ca
http://www.anglican.ca
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