Clara Plamondon | |
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| Bishop of the Territory of the People | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Diocese | Territory of the People |
| In office | 2024–present |
| Predecessor | Lincoln Mckoen |
| Other posts | Archdeacon for Cowichan Mid-Vancouver Island,Diocese of British Columbia |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2013 |
| Consecration | January 25, 2024 by Lynne McNaughton |
Clara Plamondon is a Canadian Anglican bishop. Since 2024, she has been the second bishop of theTerritory of the People in theEcclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon.
Plamondon was born in northernAlberta near a small Francophone community also calledPlamondon.[1] She grew up in rural communities in Alberta,British Columbia andSaskatchewan.[2]
Plamondon began her career in municipal government and later discerned a call to ordained ministry.[1] She received a bachelor's degree in religious education and an M.Div. fromVancouver School of Theology and was ordained as a deacon and priest in theDiocese of British Columbia in 2013.[2]
Prior to her election as bishop, she was incumbent at St. Paul's Church,Nanaimo, and archdeacon for the Cowichan Mid-Vancouver Island area of the Diocese of British Columbia.[2] She was also a member of the diocesan council, the executive committee of theEcclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon and the Council ofGeneral Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada.[3]
In September 2023, Plamondon was elected the second bishop of the Territory of the People. Her election followed a lengthy vacancy after the previous bishop, Lincoln Mckoen, stepped down amid charges of sexual misconduct.[2] She was consecrated and enthroned by ArchbishopLynne McNaughton atSt. Paul's Cathedral in Kamloops on January 25, 2024.[4]
| Anglican Communion titles | ||
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| Preceded by | Bishop of the Territory of the People 2024–present | Incumbent |