Bishop installs new canons

Bishop Andrew Asbil installed St. James Cathedral’s canon missioner, the Rev. Canon Kristen Pitts, and 13 new honorary canons of the cathedral on Jan. 11. The new honorary canons were the Rev. Canon Dr. Christopher Brittain, dean of divinity at Trinity College, Toronto, the Rev. Canon Kenute Francis, incumbent of St. Hilda, Fairbank, the Rev. Canon Daniel Graves, priest-in-charge of St. James the Apostle, Sharon and incumbent of Trinity Church, Aurora, the Rev. Canon Dr. Robert Hurkmanns, incumbent of Trinity, Streetsville, the Rev. Canon Dr. Isaac Kawuki-Mukasa, priest-in-charge of St. James the Apostle, Brampton, the Rev. Canon Dr. Patrick McManus, incumbent of All Saints, Kingsway, the Rev. Canon Julie Meakin, incumbent of Holy Family, Heart Lake (Brampton), the Rev. Canon Pamela Rayment, associate incumbent of St. Clement, Eglinton, the Rev. Canon Jennifer Schick, incumbent of All Saints, Whitby, Major the Rev. Canon Brad Smith, incumbent of St. John the Evangelist, Peterborough and interim priest-in-charge of the Parish of Belmont, the Rev. Canon Susan Spicer, priest-in-charge of the Parish of Ida and Omemee and St. Luke, Peterborough, the Rev. Canon Michael Van Dusen, vocational deacon of St. Aidan, Toronto, and Canon Sister Elizabeth Rolfe-Thomas of the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine.

Bishop Asbil, assisted by the Rev. Canon Dr. Stephen Fields, installs the Rev. Canon Dr. Patrick McManus as the Rev. Canon Pamela Rayment and the Rev. Canon Dr. Robert Hurkmanns look on.

The Rev. Canon Susan Spicer (left), the Rev. Canon Julie Meakin, the Rev. Canon Kristin Pitts and the other new canons walk in the recessional.

Bishop Asbil receives a hug after the service.