Episcopal Life Online June 22, 2007
Canada elects Fred Hiltz as 13th Primate
[Anglican Church of Canada] The Anglican Church of Canada has elected Bishop Fred Hiltz of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island as its 13th Primate.
Hiltz was elected by the church's General Synod, meeting in Winnipeg, on the 5th ballot, from among four bishops nominated last April by a gathering of all Canadian bishops.
Hiltz, 53, will succeed Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, elected three years ago, who announced earlier that he would retire at the end of the General Synod gathering meeting in Winnipeg June 19-26.
Hiltz was elected assistant bishop of the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in 1995 and elected diocesan bishop in 2002. He was a member of the Council of General Synod from 2001 to 2004, and since 2006 has served as the Anglican Co-Chair of the Anglican-Lutheran International Commission.
In a statement after his nomination for the primacy, Hiltz described the Primate as "a servant of the people of God (whose) ministry is the gather the Church, to unite its members in a holy fellowship of truth and love, and to inspire them in the service of Christ's mission in the world."
He is married to Lynne Samways and they have one son.
The other candidates in the Canadian election were bishops George Bruce of Ontario, Victoria Matthews of Edmonton, and Bruce Howe of Huron.
Continuing coverage of the Anglican Church of Canada's General Synod is available at http://www.anglican.ca/index.htm, and through the website of the Anglican Journal, the church's editorially independent national newspaper, at http://www.anglicanjournal.com.
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