Jared Osborn (born April 23, 1986) is a U.S.-born Canadian Anglican bishop. First ordained as a deacon in 2015 alongside his wife, Rebecca, Osborn's entire ministry has been spent as a

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Nunavut Nunavut is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agr ...

within the

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Diocese of The Arctic The Diocese of the Arctic is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Northern Lights of the Anglican Church of Canada. It is by far the largest of the List of dioceses of the Anglican Church of Canada, thirty dioceses in Canada, comprisin ...

, first in

Iqaluit Iqaluit is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is the territory's largest community and its only city, and the northernmost city in Canada. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, after the large bay on the coast on ...

and then in

Rankin Inlet Rankin Inlet, which fronts to Hudson Bay, is an Inuit hamlet on the Kudlulik Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada. It is the largest hamlet and second-largest settlement in Nunavut after the territorial capital, Iqaluit. Rankin Inlet is the regional c ...

. Since 2025, he has been one of three

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of the Diocese of the Arctic.

Early life and education

Osborn grew up in

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and graduated from

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. He received his undergraduate education at

Cedarville University Cedarville University is a private Baptist university in Cedarville, Ohio. It is chartered by the state of Ohio, approved by the Ohio Board of Regents, and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Established in 1887, the school was origi ...

. After working as a

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at the

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, he and his wife, Rebecca Osborn, moved to

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, to enroll in

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Ordained ministry

While at Trinity, the Osborns attended an information session on ministry in the

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Diocese of the Arctic. After further conversation with diocesan staff, the visited

and decided to go to the Arctic as missionaries. In July 2015, they were ordained as deacons in the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, after which they relocated to Canada. The Osborns began their ministry at St. Jude's Cathedral in Iqaluit, where they shared an assisting clergy post and learned

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. They were ordained to the priesthood there in 2016. Jared spent one year as interim rector of the cathedral. In 2019, he was appointed priest in charge of Holy Comforter Anglican Church in

and regional dean for Kivalliq. He is also an instructor at the diocese's Arthur Turner Training School. On May 9, 2025, Osborn was elected a suffragan bishop at the diocesan synod in

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. Due to the high cost of travel in the Arctic, bishops from the Ecclesiastical Province of the Northern Lights were present to consent to the election, and Archbishop

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consecrated Keenainak as a bishop alongside new suffragan bishop Ann Martha Keenainak and diocesan bishop Alexander Pryor on May 11.

Personal life

As of 2025, the Osborns lived in Rankin Inlet with their three daughters. They became Canadian citizens in 2022. Osborn is a

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and was recognized in 2025 as fire officer of the year in Rankin Inlet.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Osborn, Jared Living people 21st-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Anglican bishops of The Arctic 1986 births Cedarville University alumni Trinity School for Ministry alumni People from Rankin Inlet American emigrants to Canada