Linda Nicholls | |
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Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada | |
Church | Anglican Church of Canada |
See | Extra-diocesan |
In office | 2019–present |
Predecessor | Fred Hiltz |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Huron (2016–2019)[1] Area Bishop (Trent-Durham), Diocese of Toronto (2008–2016) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1986 |
Consecration | 2 February 2008 |
Personal details | |
Born | October 25, 1954 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Linda Carol Nicholls (born October 25, 1954)[2] is a Canadian Anglican bishop who has served as Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada since 2019. She was previously Bishop of Huron from 2016 to 2019 and a suffragan bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Toronto from 2008 to 2016. She is the first woman to head the Anglican Church of Canada and the second female primate in the Anglican Communion.[3]