Woman to be archbishop in the Anglican Church of Canada for first time: diocese
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — The Anglican Diocese of New Westminster says a woman has been elected an archbishop in the Anglican Church of Canada for the first time.
Melissa Skelton will assume the highest position in the Anglican Church of Canada for B.C. and the Yukon.
She will hold the title Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of B.C. and Yukon.
There are four ecclesiastical province in the Anglican Church of Canada and they fall below the general synod, or the national governing body of the church.