Mary Irwin-Gibson is the bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal. At the time of her election, Irwin-Gibson was Dean of Ontario and rector of St George's Cathedral in Kingston, where she had been in office since September, 2009. [1]

Irwin-Gibson was elected on 6 June 2015 as the twelfth Bishop of Montreal.[2] She assumed responsibility for the diocese on 1 September and was ordained to the episcopate on 29 September, the feast of Michaelmas.[3]

Irwin-Gibson was ordained in Christ Church Cathedral by Bishop Reginald Hollis to the diaconate on June 7, 1981 and to the priesthood on May 16, 1982. She served as Bishop's Missionary in the Parish of Hemmingford-Clarenceville (summer, 1981), as Assistant Curate in the Parish of Vaudreuil (Hudson and Como, 1981–1984), as Rector of Dunham-St. Armand East (1984-1991) and as Rector of the Parish of Ste-Agathe-des-Monts (1991-2009). She was appointed Archdeacon of St. Andrews (Laurentians) in 2000, and served in that position until 2006.

References

  1. ^ James 2011, p. 250.
  2. ^ Flynn, Kerry (6 June 2015). "Mary Irwin-Gibson Elected New Anglican Bishop of Montreal, Becomes First Woman In The Role And The Latest Woman Tapped For A Top Church Role". International Business Times. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  3. ^ "Mary Irwin-Gibson, Montreal's first female Anglican bishop, installed". www.cbc.ca. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
Anglican Communion titles Preceded byBarry Clarke Bishop of Montreal 2015 – present Incumbent


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