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Diocesan Staff

The Right Rev. Lynne McNaughton
  • Bishop
The Ven. Christopher Parsons
  • Executive Archdeacon
Kate Dalton
  • Executive Assistant to the Bishop
Canon Andrew Stephens-Rennie
  • Director of Missional Renewal
John Lavender
  • Editor, The HighWay Newspaper
Kathryn Lockhart
  • Diocesan Archivist
Alanna LaFace
  • Bookkeeper
Annette Cowan
  • Director, Education for Ministry

Deans and Archdeacons

The Very Rev. David Tiessen
  • Dean of the Diocese and Rector of St. Michael's Cathedral
The Ven. Christine Ross
  • Archdeacon & Director of Deacons
The Rev. Canon Chris Harwood-Jones
  • Dean of the North Okanagan
The Rev. Canon Kevin Arndt
  • Interim Dean of the East Kootenays
The Rev. Canon Austin Spry
  • Dean of the West Kootenays

Diocesan Volunteer Ministry Leaders

The Ven. Christine Ross
  • Archdeacon & Director of Deacons
Sue Kershaw
  • Diocesan Refugee Coordinator
The Rev. Douglas Lewis
  • Coordinator, Kootenay Ministry Formation
The Rev. Sue Basek
  • Clerical Secretary to Synod
Geord Holland
  • Diocesan Chancellor
Deborah Wiebe
  • Vice-Chancellor and Registrar