Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has announced that she will step down from her role on September 15, 2024.
The canons of the Anglican Church of Canada require primates to retire upon reaching their 70th birthday. Archbishop Nicholls will reach mandatory retirement age in October.
Archbishop Nicholls was elected as the 14th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada on July 13, 2019. She was the first woman to hold the office in Canada and only the second in the Anglican Communion.
“The greatest joy has been to share in the relationship between God and God’s people through pastoral care, preaching, teaching and sacramental ministries and advocate for justice and compassion for all,” Archbishop Nicholls writes in her retirement announcement. “To see God at work bringing healing and hope in the midst of the sorrows, pain and joy of daily life for individuals, families, communities and our wider world is a privilege that cannot be measured.”
The full announcement can be found HERE.
Archbishop Linda Nicholls Theological Education Fund
In recognition of her service as 14th Primate of the Anglian Church of Canada, the National House of Bishops, in partnership with the Anglican Foundation of Canada, has established the Archbishop Linda Nicholls Theological Education Fund to support the theological training of women in Canada, both lay and ordained. Donations in honour of Archbishop Linda Nicholls may be sent to the Anglican Foundation of Canada, with a message line indicating the ‘Linda Nicholls bursary fund’.
