Jenny Andison
Jenny Andison (born 1971) is a Canadian Suffragan Bishop.[1]
Life
Born in the UK to medical missionary parents (CMS), Andison spent formative years in Pakistan on the mission field.
Her family emigrated to Canada when she was 11.
Andison was educated at Queen's University and Wycliffe College, Toronto; and was ordained in 1999.[2]
- Deacon at St. Alban's Church, Tokyo, Japan 1998
- Assistant Curate, St. Timothy's Church, Agincourt 1999-2001
- Associate Vicar, St James, Clerkenwell 2001-2005
- Associate Priest, St Paul, Bloor Street Toronto 2006-2013
- Incumbent St Clement, Eglinton 2013-2017
Andison was elected on 17 September 2016,[3] and consecrated on January 7, 2017.[4] She had oversight of 53 parishes in the York-Credit Valley area of the Toronto diocese.[5] She stepped down in early 2021 and moved to be Rector of St Paul’s Bloor Street in Toronto.[6][7]
Personal life
Jenny Andison is married to Tim, a corporate lawyer, and they have three daughters, Emma, Kate, and Charlotte. In 2021, Jenny Andison had stepped down as a bishop in York Credit Valley becoming the Rector of St. Paul's Bloor Street on February 28, 2021.[8]
References
- Diocese of Toronto
- The Rev Canon Jenny Andison
- Anglican Journal
- Kiwianglo
- Andison's initial Jan 2017 Vestry letter.
- Andison stepping down as bishop - The Anglican Planet
- St. Paul's Bloor Street - Staff & Trustees
- Release, Press (2020-10-15). "Toronto suffragan to step down to take parish post - episcopal reorganization in the offing". Anglican Ink. Retrieved 2021-06-16.