Andrew Hutchison
Andrew Sandford Hutchison (born 1938 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a retired Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada .
biography
Hutchison was born in Toronto in 1938. He graduated from Upper Canada College and studied at York University and the University of Trinity College . He began his church career as a deacon at Christ Church Deer Park in the Diocese of Toronto. In 2004, Hutchison was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada . He had previously been the Anglican Bishop of Montreal and was elected Archbishop in 2002. Hutchison supported the blessing of same-sex couples in his church . In 2005 he visited the Episcopal Church of Cuba as a primate and met Anglican theology students there.
Frederick James Hiltz succeeded him as Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada in 2007 after Hutchison announced his resignation.
Web links
- Profile on the website of the Diocese of Montreal ( Memento of December 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Profile on Hutchison's Anglican Communion website ( April 26, 2005 memento in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Anglicancommunion: Archbishop of Montreal elected new Primate of Canada
- ^ Anglicancommunion.org Montreal bishop elected metropolitan in first-ever E-lection
- ^ Anglicancommunion.org Cubans hail appointment of woman bishop
- ^ Anglicancommunion.org Anglican Primate announces retirement
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hutchison, Andrew |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hutchison, Andrew Sandford (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian bishop and primate |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto |