Algoma Archbishop Anne Jarmond, a soft-spoken and deeply prayerful woman, is serving her 41-week term as interim leader of the Anglican Church in Canada.
Ann Jarmond has been working hard to keep a low profile lately.
Germond is the Anglican Archbishop of Algoma, Archbishop of Moosonee and Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario.
On Sept. 15, the Sault Ste. Marie-based cleric will begin a 41-week term as interim leader of the Anglican Church of Canada.
According to the 2021 census, 1.1 million Canadians identify as Anglican.
This makes Germond’s congregation the third largest in the country, after the Catholic Church and the United Church of Canada.
Her appointment as the denomination’s vicariate archbishop was announced on April 9.
“Archbishop Linda Nichols, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has announced that she will retire on September 15, 2024,” said a news release from the church’s headquarters.
“The clergy of the Anglican Church of Canada have established that clergy must retire upon their 70th birthday, and Archbishop Nicholls will reach the mandatory retirement age in October,” the statement said.
“Until a new archbishop is elected by the General Synod in 2025, Archbishop Anne Jarmond, Archbishop of Ontario and currently the longest serving senior provincial archbishop, will serve as acting archbishop.”
Yet I have never read a single word about it outside of church publications.
And Jarmond hopes that will continue until he starts his new job in September.
She is so reluctant to usurp the glory of her predecessor that she still speaks as if her own appointment has not yet been decided.
“I consider it a great honour to serve the Church in this way, given that I will be serving as Vicar Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada from September this year until General Convention at the end of June 2025,” she said. today.
“As long as I remain vicarious archbishop, I will also remain bishop of Algoma and archbishop of the Diocese of Ontario and will do my best to fulfill those duties to the best of my ability.”
“However, until I become the acting archbishop, the Archbishop of our church, Archbishop Linda Nichols, will continue to serve as archbishop.
“I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to comment on the Anglican Church of Canada other than to say I love it and it’s my church.”
What do primates do?
“Overall, the archbishop leads the church in discerning and pursuing God’s mission,” the church’s website declares.
“Personal visits are a feature of the archdiocesan ministry. The archbishop travels extensively to maintain pastoral and spiritual relationships throughout the Church. He participates in archdiocesan and parish celebrations throughout Canada, meets with large and small groups of people, leads archdiocesan and parish retreats and conferences, and preaches on a variety of occasions.”
“As appropriate, the Archbishop speaks in the name of the Anglican Church of Canada in accordance with the policies of the General Conference or the Council of General Conferences. The Archbishop also represents the Church nationally and internationally in ecumenical partnerships and dialogues.”
A soft-spoken man with a strong prayerful demeanor, Jarmond takes on the church’s top job at a time when it is being forced to either cut costs or find new ways to increase revenue.
She grew up in South Africa, where she taught primary school and religious studies, but emigrated to Canada with her husband, Colin, in 1986 when the Sudbury Cancer Centre was recruiting oncologists.
“Jarmond’s church career has been one of rapid and sometimes unexpected progress.” Church of England Journal It was recently reported.
“In 2000, then-Algoma Bishop Ron Ferris invited her to serve as a short-term lay pastor at Ascension Anglican Church in New Sudbury, Ontario, and she was ordained a deacon in 2001 and a priest in 2002.”
“She was nominated and elected bishop in the Algoma Diocese’s sixth ballot in 2016, and just two years later was elected Archbishop of Ontario.”
Archbishop Germond intends to continue to live in Bishophurst, a 147-year-old neo-Georgian episcopal residence on Simpson Street in Sault Ste. Marie, during his term as vicarious archbishop.
“My plan is do not have “I’m going to move to Toronto,” she says.
“My plan is to remain in the Sault and travel to Toronto once a month as needed. Many meetings can now be held on Zoom.”
“The role of acting archbishop is really a bridge position. It’s an interim position and I don’t have to take on all the duties and responsibilities of an archbishop, but I will continue to fulfill my other roles if I’m called upon.”
“If there’s anything people can do, it’s to pray for our church as we begin the process of considering who the next archbishop of the church will be.”
