12 Facts About Victoria Matthews

Victoria Matthews was born on 1954 and is a Canadian Anglican bishop.

Victoria Matthews then served as the Bishop of Edmonton from 1997 to 2007.

Victoria Matthews was the recipient of the North American Theological Fellowship from 1976 to 1979, and completed a Master of Divinity degree at Yale Divinity School and Berkeley Divinity School.

Victoria Matthews holds a Master of Theology degree from Trinity College, Toronto, which she completed in 1987.

Victoria Matthews was awarded an honorary doctorate from Yale Divinity School in 2017.

Victoria Matthews became a deacon in 1979 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1980.

Victoria Matthews served as an educator and a parish priest until 12 February 1994 when she was ordained to the episcopate.

Victoria Matthews chaired the Task Force on Alternate Episcopal Oversight.

Victoria Matthews became the first woman to be a bishop in the Anglican Church of Canada.

Victoria Matthews was elected Bishop of Edmonton in 1997, and held the position until her resignation in 2007.

Victoria Matthews was bishop-in-residence at Wycliffe College, Toronto, from January to April 2008.

Victoria Matthews was a nominee in the election of coadjutor bishop of Toronto.