Melissa Skelton | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of New Westminster | |
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| Church | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Province | Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon |
| Diocese | New Westminster |
| In office | 2014–2021 |
| Predecessor | Michael Ingham |
| Successor | John Stephens |
| Other post(s) | Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon (2018–2021) Bishop provisional of Olympia (2023–2024) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1993 |
| Consecration | March 1, 2014 by Fred Hiltz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 14, 1951 |
| Spouse |
Eric Stroo (m. 2015) |
Melissa Maxine Skelton (born March 14, 1951) is an American Anglican bishop who served in the Anglican Church of Canada and the Episcopal Church. She was previously the 9th Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster, a diocese in the Anglican Church of Canada, and was the 12th Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon.[1] She was the first woman to be elected a metropolitan and archbishop in Anglican Church of Canada. Skelton was succeeded in her ministry as Bishop of New Westminster by John Stephens on February 28, 2021.[2]
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