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New Bishop of Athabasca

Anglican Diocese of Athabasca

Canon Fraser Lawton was elected Bishop of Athabasca during a synod held September 19 at the Cathedral Church of St. James, in Peace River, Alberta.

Bishop-elect Lawson was ordained a deacon in 1993, and a priest in 1994. He is a master of divinity graduate from the College of Emmanuel and St. Chad, Saskatoon. At the time of the election, he was rector of St. Thomas' Anglican church in Fort McMurray, Alberta. He is 41-years-old, married with 4 children.

Athabasca is the least populous but geographically largest of Alberta's 3 dioceses. It was created in 1874 and encompasses an area of more than 317,000 square kilometers that includes 18 parishes, 33 congregations with more than 3,500 people on its parish rolls.

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