His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Gary Michael Gordon
Bishop of Victoria
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ProvinceVancouver
SeeVictoria
AppointedJune 14, 2014
InstalledAugust 28, 2014
PredecessorRichard Gagnon
Orders
OrdinationMay 22, 1982
by James Carney
ConsecrationMarch 22, 2006
by Raymond Roussin
Personal details
Born (1957-06-10) June 10, 1957
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[1]
NationalityCanadian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceVictoria
Previous post(s)
  • Bishop of Whitehorse (2006–2014)
Alma materSeminary of Christ the King
St. Jerome College, University of Waterloo
St. Peter's Seminary
MottoCommunio
(English: "Communion")
Coat of armsGary Michael Gordon's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Gary Gordon
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byJames Carney
DateMay 22, 1982
PlaceSt. Francis de Sales Parish, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorRaymond Roussin
Co-consecratorsDavid Monroe
Denis Croteau
DateMarch 22, 2006
Source(s):[2]
Styles of
Gary Michael Gordon
Reference styleHis Excellency
The Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Gary M. Gordon (born June 10, 1957) is a Canadian Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood on May 22, 1982, Gordon was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Canada in 2014.

Early life

Born on June 10, 1957, at St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver,[1] British Columbia, and raised in Burnaby, Gordon studied at the Seminary of Christ the King, Mission, B.C.; at St. Jerome College, University of Waterloo, Ontario; and at St. Peter's Seminary, London, Ontario. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 22, 1982, for the Archdiocese of Vancouver, and served several parishes throughout British Columbia, including Vancouver, Chilliwack and Mission. He spent most of his time as a diocesan priest working with First Nations People.[3]

Gordon also served as the Pacific regional representative of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) with the Interfaith Committee on Chaplaincy of the Correctional Service of Canada (1994-2006), and was the CCCB principal liaison and spokesperson on the Interfaith Committee (2002-2006).

Bishop

Gordon was named Bishop of Whitehorse on January 5, 2006. Since 2007, Gordon has been the CCCB Bishop ponens for Catholics involved in prison chaplaincy and pastoral services.[4]

In addition, he has been Chairman of the CCCB Standing Committee for Relations with Movements and Associations since 2011, after previously serving on the former Episcopal Commission for Relations with Associations of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Laity (2007-2008). He has been a member of the Anglican/Roman Catholic Bishops' Dialogue since 2007, and became its Co-Chairman in 2009.

On Saturday, June 14, 2014, Pope Francis named Gary Gordon as Bishop of Victoria.[5] At the time of his appointment, he was Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon. Bishop Gordon succeeded Bishop Richard Gagnon, who was appointed Archbishop of Winnipeg on October 28, 2013. Gagnon served as Apostolic Administrator of Victoria until he was installed as Archbishop of Winnipeg on January 3, 2014. Until Bishop Gordon's installation, John Laszczyk was Diocesan Administrator of Victoria. (Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Installation Mass for Bishop Gordon was held on Thursday, August 28, 2014, at St. Andrew's Cathedral in downtown Victoria. Over 50 priests and many bishops from across the country and especially Western Canada were present. Archbishop Michael Miller of Vancouver and Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi, the Apostolic Nuncio, also attended.

References

  1. 1 2 "Bishop Gary Gordon". Providence Health Care. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Vocations Ordination Dates". RCAV.org. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Perspectives", Salt and Light, June 12th, 2015
  4. ↑ Waddell, Stephanie. "Bishop Gary Gordon is appointed bishop of Victoria, B.C.", Whitehorse Daily Star, June 16, 2014
  5. ↑ "Most Reverend Gary Michael Gordon", Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria
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