Michael W. Hawkins is the current

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. He was previously, from 2001 to 2009, the Dean of Saskatchewan and Rector of St Alban's Cathedral. Hawkins studied at

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and the

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in Halifax before becoming a Master of Divinity at

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. He was ordained as a deacon in 1988 and a priest in June 1989. He then served as rector of Pugwash and River John from 1988 to 1993 and Petite Rivière and New Dublin from 1993 to 2001 in the

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. In 2001 he was appointed rector of St. Alban's Cathedral, Prince Albert and Dean of Saskatchewan. He was consecrated

on 6 March 2009. In 2009, Hawkins received an honorary doctorate from the

. Hawkins is a trustee of the Elliott House of Studies.

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