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On November 27, the Council of the General Synod appointed George E.H. Cadman, K.C. as Chancellor of the General Synod as of January 1, 2026. He will succeed Canon Clare Burns, who will step down at the end of the year.
On November 27, the Council of the General Synod appointed Mr. Beng Wee as Treasurer for the Anglican Church of Canada. With this appointment, the National Church returns to the preferred practice of separating the role of Chief Financial Officer from that of Treasurer. Ms. Amal Attia will continue to serve in the role of … Continued
The Anglican Church of Canada mourns the loss of the Rt. Rev. Michele (Michael) Pollesel, retired Anglican Bishop of Uruguay, who died on November 21, 2025.
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On November 10, Canon Clare Burns submitted her resignation from the role of Chancellor of General Synod effective no later than December 31, 2025. She was appointed Chancellor in November 2023, after serving for three years as Vice-Chancellor. I have respectfully accepted Canon Burns’ resignation and wish to acknowledge her outstanding and sacrificial contribution to … Continued
The Gospel-based Discipleship readings for November are now available for download.
November is a pathway into winter as the triptych of spring, summer and fall slowly closes and we are drawn into the last days of the year. Perhaps that is why some of the lectionary readings which remind us of the shortness of life and the imminence of death become more vivid for us, we who live on land where November is so pronounced.
In recent days, primates of the Global Anglican Future Conference announced their decisions to leave the Anglican Communion. In response to this, we, the Primate and the Metropolitans of the Anglican Church of Canada, reaffirm the Solemn Declaration of 1893 found in the (Canadian) Book of Common Prayer: We declare this Church to be, and … Continued
Members of Council of General Synod (CoGS) met online via Zoom at 7 p.m. ET.
On October 7, the Council of the General Synod appointed Dr. Andrea Mann as General Secretary of the Anglican Church of Canada effective October 13, 2025. She succeeds the Ven. Alan Perry, whose employment as General Secretary concluded on September 3, 2025. The General Secretary is the General Synod’s chief operations officer, responsible for managing … Continued
The Council of the General Synod has appointed Andrea Mann, the Anglican Church of Canada’s Global Relations director, as the new general secretary of General Synod effective Oct. 13.
In a letter to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Primate Shane Parker highlights the urgent need to phase out fossil fuels and support communities globally and in Canada facing climate impacts.
The following message was sent by email today from Archbishop Shane Parker to Archbishop of Canterbury-designate Sarah Mullally, extending his congratulations and best wishes on the news of her appointment. Dear +Sarah, I write on behalf of the Anglican Church of Canada to extend warm congratulations, many blessings and strong support to you as you … Continued
The Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. Dame Sarah Mullally has been announced as 106th Archbishop of Canterbury. She will be installed in a service at Canterbury Cathedral in March 2026.
To be called a child of God is no simple and small thing. It is a blessing and challenge, a blessing of God, whose love, design and purpose are revealed through us. As children of God’s creation we are called to seek more, not weighed down by our past but serving and living in the present, and striving to evolve and grow to be better in the future—a betterment that can happen only in and through Christ.