Richard Reed (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Richard Reed
Bishop of Saskatchewan
Church:Anglican Church of Canada
Diocese:Saskatchewan
Term:2024–present
Predecessor:Michael Hawkins
Ordination:2005 (diaconate)
2006 (priesthood)
Consecration:September 6, 2024
Consecrated By:Greg Kerr-Wilson
Birth Place:Nashville, Tennessee

Richard Reed (born 1967) is an American-born Canadian Anglican bishop. He was elected and consecrated in 2024 as bishop of the Diocese of Saskatchewan in the Anglican Church of Canada.

Biography

Reed was born in 1967 in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was raised and baptized in the Episcopal Church. In his early 20s, he renewed his Christian practice, returned to church and spent three years in Kolkata as a missionary through Youth With A Mission.[1] He is married to Julie-Anne; as of 2024, they had four grown children and one grandchild.[2]

Reed moved to Canada in 1998 to attend Regent College, where he earned a master's degree in Christian studies. He was ordained as a deacon in the Anglican Church in 2005 and as a priest in 2006. As a priest, he held incumbencies in the Diocese of Brandon and the Diocese of Algoma before moving to Saskatchewan, where he was priest in charge of a three-church parish based in Prince Albert.

In 2024, Reed was elected the 13th bishop of Saskatchewan on the fifth ballot. He was consecrated and installed as bishop on September 6, 2024, by Archbishop Greg Kerr-Wilson at the St. Alban's Cathedral in Prince Albert.

Notes and References

  1. News: Puddister . Matthew . Richard Reed elected 13th bishop of Saskatchewan . 18 October 2024 . Anglican Journal . May 15, 2024.
  2. News: Anglican Diocese of Saskatchewan welcomes new bishop . 18 October 2024 . Prince Albert Daily Herald . September 10, 2024.