Michael Bird (bishop)

Michael Bird (born 15 November 1957) is a Canadian Anglican bishop.[1] Since 2008, he has been the Bishop of Niagara in the Anglican Church of Canada.


Michael Bird
Bishop of Niagara
ChurchAnglican Church of Canada
ProvinceProvince of Ontario
DioceseDiocese of Niagara
In office2008 to present
PredecessorRalph Spence
Orders
Ordination1984
Consecration2007
Personal details
Born (1957-11-15) 15 November 1957
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
DenominationAnglicanism
Alma materUniversity of Toronto

Bird was born in Oakville, Ontario on 15 November 1957 and educated at the University of Toronto,[2] he was ordained in 1984. He has held incumbencies at Burin, Newfoundland; St Paul's, Dunnville; St Cuthbert's, Oakville; and St Luke's, Burlington. He became coadjutor bishop of Niagara in 2007 and its diocesan a year later.[3]

On 12 September 2017, he announced that he would be stepping down on 1 June 2018.[4] An electoral synod to choose his successor is to be held Saturday, 3 March 2018.[5]

References

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
David Ralph Spence
Bishop of Niagara
2008 to 2018
Succeeded by
Susan Bell


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