Peter Elliott (priest)
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The Very Reverend Peter Elliott |
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| Dean of New Westminster | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Diocese | New Westminster |
| Appointed | 1994 |
| Predecessor | Michael Ingham |
| Other posts | Rector of Christ Church Cathedral |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1981 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 19, 1954 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse | Thomas Roach |
| Alma mater | Trent University |
Peter Elliott (born May 19, 1954 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian priest. He is currently the rector of Christ Church Cathedral and Dean of New Westminster in the Anglican Church of Canada. Following the retirement of the diocesan bishop, the Right Reverend Michael Ingham, and the see being vacant, on August 31, 2013, Elliott, as Dean of New Westminster became administrator of the diocese. He continued as administrator until the ordination and installation of the next bishop, Melissa M. Skelton, on March 1, 2014.
Elliott grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario. In 1976 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature and philosophy from Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. Subsequently, he attended and graduated from the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1981 he was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Niagara. Prior to coming to Vancouver he was Director of Ministries and Society with the Anglican Church of Canada. In 1994, Elliott was made rector of Christ Church Cathedral and Dean of New Westminster.
From 1995 to 2005, Elliott led the initiatives to restore and renew the building of Christ Church Cathedral. This program of exterior and interior renovation, including the installation of a new tracker action pipe organ, cost $12 million. The restoration of the cathedral won awards from the City of Vancouver and the national heritage foundation.
From 1998 to 2001, Elliott served as an officer of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada and was elected for a second term as a member of the Council of General Synod and chair of its Planning and Agenda Team. In 2003 he was elected Deputy Prolocutor of the General Synod and at the General Synod in St. Catharines in 2004 and 2007, Elliott was elected Prolocutor of the General Synod.
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