Michael Hawkins (bishop)
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Michael W. Hawkins is a Canadian Anglican bishop. He was
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from 2009 until his retirement in 2023. He was previously, from 2001 to 2009, the Dean of Saskatchewan and Rector of St Alban's Cathedral. Hawkins studied at
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and the
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in Halifax before becoming a Master of Divinity at
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. He was ordained as a deacon in 1988 and a priest in June 1989. He then served as rector of Pugwash and River John from 1988 to 1993 and Petite Rivière and New Dublin from 1993 to 2001 in the
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. In 2001 he was appointed rector of St. Alban's Cathedral, Prince Albert and Dean of Saskatchewan. He was consecrated
Bishop of Saskatchewan The Diocese of Saskatchewan is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Northern Lights The Ecclesiastical Province of the Northern Lights, founded in 1875 as the Province of Rupert's Land, forms one of four ecclesiastical provinces in t ...
on 6 March 2009. In 2009, Hawkins received an honorary doctorate from the
University of King's College The University of King's College is a public university, public Liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia.Roper, Henry. "Aspects of the History of a Loyalist College: King's College, Windsor, and ...
. Hawkins is a trustee of the Elliott House of Studies.


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