Helen Kennedy (bishop)

Helen Jane Kennedy (born 1968) is a bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada. She is the current bishop of the Diocese of Qu'Appelle in southern Saskatchewan.

The Right Reverend

Helen Kennedy
Bishop of Qu'Appelle
ChurchAnglican Church of Canada
ProvinceRupert's Land
DioceseQu'Appelle
SeeRegina, Saskatchewan
Elected2021
PredecessorRobert Hardwick
Orders
Ordination2007
ConsecrationJanuary 22, 2022
Personal details
Born1968 (age 54–55)
Nuneaton, England, United Kingdom
DenominationAnglican
Alma materCanadian Mennonite University (MA)
University of Winnipeg (BA)

Biography

Kennedy was born in 1968 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.[1][2] She worked as an ambulance driver and first responder in England,[3] before immigrating to Canada in 1999. From 2000 to 2001, she was a Winnipeg-based field staff for Youth for Christ.[1] From 2001 to 2005, she was Youth for Christ's ministry director in Selkirk, Manitoba.[1]

Ordained ministry

Kennedy studied at the University of Winnipeg, graduating with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree in 2007.[1] She was ordained in the Anglican Church of Canada as a deacon in 2007 for the Diocese of Rupert's Land and as a priest in 2008.[1][4] After ordination, she served as a part-time diocesan youth minister and part-time in the parish of St George's Anglican Church, Transcona, Winnipeg.[4] She became the full-time rector of St George's Anglican Church in 2010.[4]

After the retirement of Robert Hardwick as Bishop of Qu'Appelle, Kennedy was elected bishop at the diocesan synod on 17 October 2021.[5] She was consecrated a bishop on 22 January 2022 during a service at St. Paul's Cathedral, Regina, Saskatchewan.[6] The principal consecrator was Archbishop Greg Kerr-Wilson, Metropolitan of Rupert's Land.[5][6]

She would vote to amend the Anglican marriage canon to support same sex marriage.[3]

References
  1. "Qu'appelle, Bishop of, (Rt Rev. Helen Jane Kennedy) (born 27 Dec. 1968)". Who's Who 2023. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. Careless, Sue (October 20, 2021). "Helen Kennedy bishop-elect of Qu'Appelle". The Anglican Planet. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  3. Suderman, Brenda (30 October 2021). "Transcona priest elected bishop in Saskatchewan". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. Careless, Sue (20 October 2021). "Helen Kennedy bishop-elect of Qu'Appelle". Anglican Ink. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. "The Consecration Of The Venerable Helen Jane Kennedy" (PDF). St Paul's Cathedral - Regina. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. "Helen Kennedy ordained Bishop of Qu'Appelle". Diocese of Qu'Appelle. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.