Andrew Sandford Hutchison (born 19 September 1938) is a Canadian retired

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bishop who served as

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from 2004 to 2007. Prior to his election at the

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of 2004, he was the Bishop of Montreal and Metropolitan of the

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(which, despite its name, covers southern

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, the

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, and

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). He was viewed as one of the more liberal contenders in the primatial election, and was Canadian Chair of

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. He was elected amid controversy over his support for blessing same-sex unions (he had stated he does not favour same-sex marriage as such).

Life and career

Hutchison began his ecclesiastical career as a transitional deacon at Christ Church Deer Park in the Diocese of Toronto. He is a graduate and lifelong supporter of

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. Hutchison studied at

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and the

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, and he is fluent in

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and

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. Following his confirmation as

, Hutchison toured

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in February 2005, meeting with religious leaders of the

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and theology students in Cuba, as well as government officials and the

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. Hutchison delivered a response in late 2005 to the call for the destruction of

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ian President

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدی‌نژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956),

, condemning Ahmadinejad for his remarks which incite "hatred of the Jewish people and supporting violence against them." During the 2006 Canadian federal election, Hutchison co-authored a letter (with the Bishop of Toronto and Bishop Michael Pryse of the

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's Eastern Synod) to deliver a plea for more funding to alleviate

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. In April 2006, Hutchison announced that he would be retiring in 2007, just after the General Synod elected his successor as well as attaining the retirement age for Anglican clergy (between 65–70 years of age), as he reached his 70th birthday that year. He was succeeded by

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, the

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, who was elected Primate on 22 June 2007.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hutchison, Andrew 1937 births Living people Anglican bishops of Montreal Lakefield College School alumni Clergy from Toronto Primates of the Anglican Church of Canada Trinity College (Canada) alumni University of Toronto alumni Upper Canada College alumni Deans of Montreal 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops

Life and career

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