James Cowan (bishop)


James Cowan
Bishop of British Columbia
Bishop Cowan in 2010
ChurchAnglican Church of Canada
ProvinceBritish Columbia and Yukon
DioceseBritish Columbia
ElectedOctober 18, 2003
Installed2004
Term ended2013
PredecessorBarry Jenks
SuccessorLogan McMenamie
Orders
Ordination1976
by Frederick Jackson
Consecration2004
by David Crawley
Personal details
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
NationalityCanadian
DenominationChristian/Anglican
Alma materUniversity of Saskatchewan Nashotah House Theological Seminary, Nashotah, Wisconsin

James Cowan (born 1951) was the twelfth Anglican Bishop of British Columbia,[1] serving from 2004 to 2013.[2]

Cowan was educated at the University of Saskatchewan and ordained in 1977. He worked in the Diocese of Qu’Appelle for 20 years before coming to British Columbia to be its Diocesan Executive Officer, a post he held until his appointment to the episcopate.[3]

  1. ^ Times Colonist
  2. ^ "Bishop James Cowan announces his retirement". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  3. ^ "BC Anglican". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-16.