Sandra Fyfe

Sandra Boutilier Fyfe was installed as the Bishop of the Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Canada on 30 November (Saint Andrew's Day), 2020.[1]

Fyfe began her post-secondary education in 1985 and completed the Foundation Year Program at University of King's College, before going on to obtain a degree in public relations from Mount Saint Vincent University and working in that field for several years. She later earned an M.Div from Memorial University of Newfoundland[2] and was ordained as a deacon in 2000 and as a priest in 2001. She has served as curate at St. Thomas Church in St. John's, rector at Christ Church in Shelburne and priest in charge of the parishes of St. James Church in Kentville and Lockeport-Barrington. She was archdeacon of the South Shore region until 2009 and archdeacon of the Valley region until 2017.[3]

She was elected to the episcopacy on September 12, 2020 during a vacancy of see following Bishop Ronald Cutler's retirement in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to strict Public Health restrictions no congregation was permitted to gather for her consecration, but just over 4,000 joined to watch the live broadcast.[4]

References

1. "News Alert - Consecration of Bishop-Elect Sandra Fyfe". Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
2. "Sandra Fyfe Nominee Information Form for the Position of Bishop of the Diocese of NSPEI" (PDF). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
3. Gardner, Matt (1 December 2020). "Fyfe voted bishop of Nova Scotia and P.E.I." Anglican Journal. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
4. "The Ordination and Consecration of the Reverend Sandra Ruth Fyfe". Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 1 December 2020.