Anglicans in the Yukon have elected the Right Rev. Larry Robertson as their new bishop over the weekend.
Robertson, who is currently an assistant bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Arctic in Yellowknife, was chosen over three other candidates at the Yukon diocese’s synod Saturday in Whitehorse.
“Somebody came and asked me if I would run, and we prayed about it for a long time,” Robertson told CBC News after his election.
“I have a lot of connections with the diocese already, and so we felt it was good to let our names stand.”
As A Canadian ex-Pat, how many Anglicans are in the Yukon at present? If numbers have diminished where have these former Anglicans gone? How conservative, or liberal, is the diocese?
Larry Robertson was one of the bishops to sign the written objection to VGR’s consecration in Nov 2003. See my comment and the links here:
http://www.standfirminfaith.com/?/sf/page/26077#430269
Yukon and Artic are two of the most orthodox dioceses in Canada. I’m glad to see this result.