Peter Elliott
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Peter Elliott is rector of Christ Church Cathedral
and Dean of New Westminster in the Anglican Church of Canada
. Elliott grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario. His brother Tim Elliott is a retired Anglican priest. His sister Anne Elliott is the head of the St. Leonard's Society for paroled ex-offenders. His eldest nephew Jeremy Elliott is the drummer in the charted Canadian roots rock band Staggered Crossing
.
Elliott received in 1973 a BA
degree in English Literature and Philosophy from Trent University
in Peterborough
, Ontario
. Subsequently, Elliott attended and graduated from the Episcopal Divinity School
in Cambridge
, Massachusetts
. He was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Niagara in 1980. Prior to coming to Vancouver, he was a program director with the Anglican Church of Canada. In 1994, Elliot was made rector of Christ Church Cathedral and Dean of New Westminster.
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.
From 2003 to 2007, Elliott served as Prolocutor
of General Synod, initially as deputy for the first year. Andrews was elected prolocutor on June 21, 2007 at the 2007 General Synod in Winnipeg
.
Elliott also chairs a task force on negotiating a settlement concerning native residential schools.
The diocese of New Westminster was cited in the Windsor Report
and the Anglican Communion Primates' Meeting
over the issue of the blessing of same-sex unions. Elliott was the highest-ranking (in his position as Prolocutor) openly gay
cleric in the Anglican Church of Canada. In 2005, Elliott made an official presentation to the Anglican Consultative Council
in Nottingham
, England.
Elliott serves on the board of directors of the Vancouver International Film Festival
. He has reviewed movies for the Anglican Journal
- the national newspaper of the Anglican Church of Canada and for the newspaper of the Anglican Church of Australia. In 1999, his film reviews received an award of excellence from the Associated Church Press.
Elliot has been involved with the popular CBC
readings of A Christmas Carol
from their inception. His sister-in-law is the CBC radio announcer Judy Maddren
who began the readings in 1990 in Toronto. In Vancouver, Christ Church Cathedral has held the popular readings for a decade.
Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver
Christ Church Cathedral, in Vancouver, British Columbia, is the cathedral church of the Diocese of New Westminster of the Anglican Church of Canada...
and Dean of New Westminster in the Anglican Church of Canada
Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada is the Province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French name is l'Église Anglicane du Canada. The ACC is the third largest church in Canada after the Roman Catholic Church and the United Church of Canada, consisting of 800,000 registered members...
. Elliott grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario. His brother Tim Elliott is a retired Anglican priest. His sister Anne Elliott is the head of the St. Leonard's Society for paroled ex-offenders. His eldest nephew Jeremy Elliott is the drummer in the charted Canadian roots rock band Staggered Crossing
Staggered Crossing
Staggered Crossing, sometimes nicknamed StagX, are a Canadian roots rock band.-Early years:The original group was formed in 1996 in Toronto by four high school friends, Julian Taylor , David E.G. Marshall, Dan Black and Jeremy Elliott. The group quickly gained a local following in North Toronto...
.
Elliott received in 1973 a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in English Literature and Philosophy from Trent University
Trent University
Trent University is a liberal arts and science-oriented institution located along the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.The enabling legislation is the Trent University Act, 1962-63. The University was founded through the efforts of a citizens' committee interested in creating a...
in Peterborough
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. Subsequently, Elliott attended and graduated from the Episcopal Divinity School
Episcopal Divinity School
The Episcopal Divinity School is a seminary of the Episcopal Church based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Known throughout the Anglican Communion for prophetic teaching and action on issues of civil rights and social justice, its faculty and students have been directly involved in many of the social...
in Cambridge
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. He was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Niagara in 1980. Prior to coming to Vancouver, he was a program director with the Anglican Church of Canada. In 1994, Elliot was made rector of Christ Church Cathedral and Dean of New Westminster.
From 1998 to 2001, Elliott served as an officer of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada
General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada
The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada is the chief governing and legislative body of the Anglican Church of Canada , the sole Canadian representative of the Anglican Communion...
and was elected for a second term as a member of the Council of General Synod and chair of its Planning and Agenda Team.
From 2003 to 2007, Elliott served as Prolocutor
Prolocutor
A prolocutor is one who speaks for others ; specifically the chairman of the lower house of convocation in the two provinces of the Church of England, who presides in that house and acts as representative and spokesman in the upper house...
of General Synod, initially as deputy for the first year. Andrews was elected prolocutor on June 21, 2007 at the 2007 General Synod in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
.
Elliott also chairs a task force on negotiating a settlement concerning native residential schools.
The diocese of New Westminster was cited in the Windsor Report
Windsor Report
In 2003, the Lambeth Commission on Communion was appointed by the Anglican Communion to study problems stemming from the consecration of Gene Robinson, the first openly gay, noncelibate priest to be ordained as an Anglican bishop, in the Episcopal Church in the United States and the blessing of...
and the Anglican Communion Primates' Meeting
Anglican Communion Primates' Meeting
The Anglican Communion Primates' Meetings are regular meetings of the Anglican Primates, i.e. the chief archbishops or bishops of each ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion. There are currently 38 Primates of the Anglican Communion. The Primates come together from the geographic...
over the issue of the blessing of same-sex unions. Elliott was the highest-ranking (in his position as Prolocutor) openly gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
cleric in the Anglican Church of Canada. In 2005, Elliott made an official presentation to the Anglican Consultative Council
Anglican Consultative Council
The Anglican Consultative Council or ACC is one of the four "Instruments of Communion" of the Anglican Communion. It was created by a resolution of the 1968 Lambeth Conference...
in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, England.
I come to this issue as man who is a Christian, ordained for 25 years, a gay man, in a committed relationship myself. I come to this meeting with the support of my partner Thomas, my family, my parish, my bishop, my diocese. And I have brought with me the very first Bible I received when I was just 4 years old. In it, in my handwriting, are the words, “Today I gave Jesus my life.” It’s dated March 29, 1962. I was eight years old.
.
Elliott serves on the board of directors of the Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
The Vancouver International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for two weeks in late September and early October...
. He has reviewed movies for the Anglican Journal
Anglican Journal
The Anglican Journal is the national newspaper of the Anglican Church of Canada. Editorially independent, the Journal publishes news and opinion related to Anglicanism in Canada and abroad. It also contains an extensive arts and culture section, and classified advertising...
- the national newspaper of the Anglican Church of Canada and for the newspaper of the Anglican Church of Australia. In 1999, his film reviews received an award of excellence from the Associated Church Press.
Elliot has been involved with the popular CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
readings of A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
from their inception. His sister-in-law is the CBC radio announcer Judy Maddren
Judy Maddren
Judy Maddren is a Canadian radio announcer who works primarily for CBC Radio.She first joined CBC in 1972, and worked as a consumer affairs reporter; at that time, CBC was not hiring women as announcers...
who began the readings in 1990 in Toronto. In Vancouver, Christ Church Cathedral has held the popular readings for a decade.
Further reading
- "Eldest nephew in rock band" Retrieved 8 January 2007
- "CBC interview" Retrieved 7 January 2007.
- "Press Release" Retrieved 7 January 2007
- "CBC A Christmas Carol" Retrieved 7 January 2007
- "Trent Magazine" Retrieved 7 January 2007
- "Trent Alumni article" Retrieved 7 January 2007
- "Vancouver International Film Festival" Retrieved 7 January 2007.
- "Report on the Diocese of New Westminster" Retrieved on 7 January 2007
- "Primate's meeting" Retrieved 7 January 2007.
- "Anglican Consultative Presentation" Retrieved 7 January 2007.
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