Victoria Matthews
Victoria Matthews (born 1954) is a Canadian Anglican bishop. From 2008 until 2018, she served as Bishop of Christchurch in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. In 1994, she became the first woman ordained bishop in the Anglican Church of Canada when she was made a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Toronto. She then served as the Bishop of Edmonton from 1997 to 2007.
Victoria Matthews | |
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| Bishop of Christchurch | |
Matthews in 2012 | |
| Church | Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| In office | 2008–2018 |
| Predecessor | David Coles |
| Successor | Peter Carrell |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Edmonton (1997–2007) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1979 (deacon) 1980 (priest) |
| Consecration | 12 February 1994 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) |
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