Ronald Wayne "Ron" Cutler is a Canadian

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bishop. He became Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in 2014 and was elected Metropolitan of Canada in 2017. Cutler was born in

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and educated at

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. He was ordained in 1981 and served at

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, Smith's Sound,

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and Lower Sackville. He became a

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in 2008 and was elected as the

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on 22 November 2013. He was installed as the Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island on 5 May 2014."Right Rev. Ron Cutler to be installed as bishop of N.S., P.E.I."
''The Chronicle Herald'', 5 May 2014
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on 4 March 2016. In 2017 he was elected Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, which encompasses southern and eastern

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, the

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, and

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. On January 9, 2020, Cutler announced his retirement from both positions effective July 31.

References

External links

Official page at Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
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