Clara Plamondon is a Canadian Anglican bishop. Since 2024, she has been the second bishop of the Territory of the People in the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon.
Clara Plamondon | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Territory of the People | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Diocese | Territory of the People |
| In office | 2024–present |
| Predecessor | Lincoln Mckoen |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon for Cowichan Mid-Vancouver Island, Diocese of British Columbia |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2013 |
| Consecration | January 25, 2024 by Lynne McNaughton |
Biography edit
Plamondon was born in northern Alberta near a small Francophone community also called Plamondon.[1] She grew up in rural communities in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan.[2]
Plamondon began her career in municipal government and later discerned a call to ordained ministry.[1] She received a bachelor's degree in religious education and an M.Div. from Vancouver School of Theology and was ordained as a deacon and priest in the Diocese of British Columbia in 2013.[2]
Prior to her election as bishop, she was incumbent at St. Paul's Church, Nanaimo, and archdeacon for the Cowichan Mid-Vancouver Island area of the Diocese of British Columbia.[2] She was also a member of the diocesan council, the executive committee of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon and the Council of General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada.[3]
In September 2023, Plamondon was elected the second bishop of the Territory of the People. Her election followed a lengthy vacancy after the previous bishop, Lincoln Mckoen, stepped down amid charges of sexual misconduct.[2] She was consecrated and enthroned by Archbishop Lynne McNaughton at St. Paul's Cathedral in Kamloops on January 25, 2024.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Clara Plamondon, Bishop-Elect". Territory of the People. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d Puddister, Matthew (September 21, 2023). "Clara Plamondon elected bishop in Territory of the People". Anglican Journal. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Clara Plamondon". Anglican Diocese of Islands and Inlets. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Consecration Service January 25, 2024". Territory of the People. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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