Chris Harper has been the Bishop of Saskatoon since 2018.[1]

Harper is the first Treaty 6[2] priest to be ordained a bishop.. Harper was born in Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan and spent much of his younger life on Onion Lake Cree Nation. Harper was an Emergency medical technician before his call to ordination. Since then he has worked in the Dioceses of Saskatchewan, Algoma and Toronto.[3] In December 2022, it was announced that Harper will succeed Mark MacDonald as National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop.[4]

References

  1. ↑ The Star Phoenix, Saskatoon
  2. ↑ Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
  3. ↑ Eagle Feather News
  4. ↑ "Chris Harper appointed national Indigenous archbishop". The Anglican Church of Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2022.


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