From Canada-Linda Nicholls, bishop of the diocese of Huron, was elected fourteenth primate of the Anglican Church of Canada on July 13, becoming the first woman in the history of the church to hold the position.
“You have bestowed on me an honour that I can hardly imagine, and it is terrifying. But it is also a gift, to be able to walk with the whole of the Anglican Church of Canada from coast to coast to coast,” Nicholls said in a brief impromptu speech on her arrival, after the vote at Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver, where the election was held.
Nicholls will be installed on the final day of General Synod—Tuesday, July 16—succeeding Archbishop Fred Hiltz, who has served the church as primate since 2007.
She was elected on the fourth ballot, with 64.2% of lay votes and 71.1% of votes among the clergy. Jane Alexander, bishop of the diocese of Edmonton, was the only nominee remaining on the fourth ballot. Alexander received 35.8% of laity votes and 28.9% of the votes of the clergy.
More here-
https://www.anglicanjournal.com/linda-nicholls-elected-primate/?utm_source=Anglican+Church+of+Canada&utm_campaign=05894035fc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_07_14_03_34&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6285aca377-05894035fc-243912869
and here-
https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/london-area-anglican-bishop-takes-top-job-with-national-church
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