David Greenwood (bishop)
David Greenwood | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Athabasca | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Province | Northern Lights |
| Diocese | Athabasca |
| In office | Since 2020 |
| Predecessor | Fraser Lawton |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2004 (diaconate) 2015 (priesthood) |
| Consecration | 21 February 2020 by Greg Kerr-Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1963 Camrose, Alberta, Canada |
David Adrian Greenwood (born 14 September 1963) is a Canadian Anglican bishop and IT professional. In 2020 he became bishop of the Diocese of Athabasca in northern Alberta.
Biography
Greenwood was born in Camrose, Alberta, in 1963. He married Benita at age 19, and they had four children and eventually 14 grandchildren.[1] In 1988, the Greenwoods moved to Fort McMurray, where David spent 30 years working in information technology for Syncrude Canada as a programmer, systems designer and architect, and supervisor.[2]
Greenwood began studying for ordination in the 1990s. In 2004, he was ordained as a vocational deacon, and in 2015 as a priest at St. James' Cathedral in the town of Peace River.[1][2] Greenwood was priest in charge of All Saints' Church in Athabasca. He was consecrated as a bishop on 21 February 2020 in St. James' Cathedral.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Meet Our Bishop". Diocese of Athabasca. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ a b Kidd, Joelle (21 November 2019). "Athabasca elects new bishop". Anglican Journal. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Episcopal Electoral Synod names All Saints' Athabasca priest David Greenwood as Bishop-elect" (PDF). The Messenger. January 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2025.