Gregory Kerr-Wilson is a

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of the Anglican Church of Canada. He is the current Archbishop of Calgary. Kerr-Wilson is a graduate of the

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and

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. He was ordained to the

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hood in 1990, beginning his ministry as curate of St. Paul's, Bloor Street,

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. He then was

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of the Church of the Holy Family,

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, then

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before his ordination to the

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in the Diocese of Qu'Appelle on May 23, 2006. On June 16, 2012, Kerr-Wilson was elected Bishop of Calgary. His enthronement occurred on September 29, 2012. On June 18, 2015, Kerr-Wilson was elected as the Metropolitan of

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. He was installed on June 21, 2015. In 2019, Kerr-Wilson was a candidate for

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, but was not successful, coming in third."Election of a new Primate – Results", General Synod 2019.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kerr-Wilson, Greg Living people Nashotah House alumni University of British Columbia alumni Deans of Edmonton 21st-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Anglican bishops of Qu'Appelle Anglican bishops of Calgary Year of birth missing (living people)