Linda Nicholls

Linda Nicholls has been a Suffragan Bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Toronto, Canada since 2008: she is in charge of the Trent Durham area of the Diocese.[1]

Nicholls was educated at Wycliffe College, Toronto and ordained in 1986. After a curacy at Scarborough,[2] she was the incumbent of Georgina from 1987 to 1991 and Thornhill from 1991 to 2005. She was also the Co-ordinator for Dialogue within the Anglican Church of Canada until her election as Suffragan Bishop in 2007.[3] On February 13, 2016, she was elected bishop co-adjutor of the Diocese of Huron.[4]

On November 1, 2016 Bishop Linda assumed the responsibilities of the diocesan bishop with the retirement of the Rt Rev Robert Bennett.

References

  1. ↑ Diocesan web-site
  2. ↑ Fenelon
  3. ↑ Anglican Journal
  4. ↑ Dubinski, Kate (February 13, 2016). "Linda Nicholls elected as successor to head of Anglican Diocese of Huron Saturday in London". The London Free Press. Retrieved February 14, 2016.


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