Kevin Robertson (born May 25, 1971) is a Canadian

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Education

Robertson was educated at

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in London, and

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Ordination

Robertson was ordained a deacon at the

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on May 4, 1997 and a priest at

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on May 10, 1998.

Ordained ministry

Robertson served as

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of St. Philip on-the-Hill, Unionville in 1997 and then at the Cathedral Church of St. James, Toronto from 1997 to 2000. He held three incumbencies: St. Peter,

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(2000-2005), St. Nicholas,

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(2005-2011), and Christ Church Deer Park (2011-2016).

Episcopal ministry

Robertson was elected bishop on September 17, 2016, and consecrated at St. Paul's, Bloor Street on January 7, 2017. He is responsible for approximately 80 parishes in the South and West of the Diocese of Toronto and is the link bishop to the Anglican schools within the Diocese. Robertson is the first openly gay and partnered bishop in the Anglican Church of Canada.

Awards

Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa),

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, 2018. Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa),

, 2018.

Marriage

In late December 2018, the Diocese of Toronto issued a congratulatory note to Bishop Kevin Robertson and Mr. Mohan Sharma, who were married at the

The report stated that:

"Bishop Kevin and Mohan, who have been a couple since 2009, had their relationship blessed in 2016 according to the Pastoral Guidelines of the Diocese of Toronto and are now married under the marriage provision of the same guidelines."

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