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William Anderson (bishop of Caledonia)

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William Anderson
Born1950 (age 73–74)
NationalityCanadian
OccupationAnglican bishop

William John Anderson (born 1950) is a Canadian Anglican bishop. He was bishop of the Diocese of Caledonia at the Anglican Church of Canada, from 2001 until his retirement on December 31, 2016.[1] He was educated at the University of Windsor.[2]

He announced that he was leaving the Anglican Church of Canada to join the Anglican Network in Canada, a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America, on 16 November 2017, in protest against the way his successor, Jacob Worley, was dismissed after his election by the diocese, because of his former association with the Anglican Mission in the Americas.[3] Anderson will be a retired bishop of the ANiC, living in Terrace, British Columbia, despite the fact that his new denomination still doesn't have a church there.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Virtue Online
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  3. ^ Retired Bishop of Caledonia leaves ACoC and joins ANiC, Virtue Online, 24 November 2017
  4. ^ Welcoming Bishop Wm. Anderson, Anglican Network in Canada, 23 November 2017
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Caledonia
2001 – December 31, 2016
Succeeded by