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Anglican Military Ordinariate

Election of a new Anglican Bishop Ordinary to the Canadian Armed Forces: A Call for Nominations

The Most Rev. Shane Parker, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has issued a call for nominations for the next Anglican Bishop Ordinary to the Canadian Armed Forces, ahead of Bishop Nigel Shaw’s retirement later this year. The election will be held on June 23, 2026, with nominations due by May 15.

The Chaplains of the Anglican Military Ordinariate are your Chaplains:

  • Raised up from your congregations.
  • Sharing your Traditions and Liturgies.
  • Ministering to all our troops and their families on your behalf.
  • Our Ministry is Your Ministry.

The Anglican Military Ordinariate is proud to live out the Waterloo Declaration of full communion with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.  We share our ministry with and welcome to the Clericus the military chaplains of the ELCIC.