A major item of business at General Synod will be the election on June 26, 2025, of a new Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.
The Right Reverend Shane Parker has been elected the 15th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
Results of the fifth ballot for Primate
| Name of Candidate | Order of Clergy out of 81 |
Order of Laity out of 104 |
Total out of 185 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Right Reverend Riscylla Shaw | 28 (35%) | 34 (33%) | 62 (34%) |
| The Right Reverend Shane Parker | 53 (65%) | 68 (65%) | 121 (65%) |
The Order of Clergy has asked for a vote to call upon the the Order of Bishops for the names of more candidates.
The motion failed in the Order of Clergy
The Most Reverend Gregory Kerr-Wilson has asked to be removed from any subsequent ballots
Results of the fourth ballot for Primate
| Name of Candidate | Order of Clergy out of 81 |
Order of Laity out of 104 |
Total out of 185 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Most Reverend Gregory Kerr-Wilson | 16 (20%) | 18 (17%) | 34 (18%) |
| The Right Reverend Riscylla Shaw | 23 (28%) | 34 (33%) | 57 (31 %) |
| The Right Reverend Shane Parker | 42 (52%) | 52 (50%) | 94 (51%) |
Archbishop Christopher Harper has withdrawn his name from subsequent ballots.
Results of the third ballot for Primate
| Name of Candidate | Order of Clergy out of 81 |
Order of Laity out of 104 |
Total out of 185 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Most Reverend Christopher Harper | 3 (4%) | 12 (12%) | 15 (8%) |
| The Most Reverend Gregory Kerr-Wilson | 20 (25%) | 17 (16%) | 37 (20%) |
| The Right Reverend Riscylla Shaw | 25 (31%) | 31 (30%) | 56 (30%) |
| The Right Reverend Shane Parker | 33 (41%) | 43 (41%) | 76 (41%) |
Additional Nominee Biography, The Right Reverend Shane Parker
Motion by the Order of Laity to ask for further candidates from the Order of Bishops
Yes: 53 (51%)
No: 49 (47%)
Results of the second ballot for Primate
| Name of Candidate | Order of Clergy | Order of Laity | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Most Reverend Christopher Harper | 10 of 81 (12%) | 33 of 104 (32%) | 43 of 185 (23%) |
| The Most Reverend Gregory Kerr-Wilson | 25 of 81 (31%) | 16 0f 104 (15%) | 41 of 185 (22%) |
| The Right Reverend David Lehmann | 11 of 81 (14%) | 11 of 104 (11%) | 22 of 185 (12%) |
| The Right Reverend Riscylla Shaw | 34 of 81 (42%) | 41 of 104 (39%) | 75 of 185 (41%) |
Results of the first ballot for Primate
| Name of Candidate | Order of Clergy | Order of Laity | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Most Reverend Christopher Harper | 15 of 81 (19%) | 31 of 104 (30%) | 46 of 185 (25%) |
| The Most Reverend Gregory Kerr-Wilson | 22 of 81 (27%) | 16 of 104 (15%) | 38 of 185 (21%) |
| The Right Reverend David Lehmann | 10 of 81 (12%) | 22 of 104 (21%) | 32 of 185 (17%) |
| The Right Reverend Riscylla Shaw | 33 of 81 (41%) | 31 of 104 (30%) | 64 of 185 (35%) |
The following four bishops have been nominated by the Order of Bishops for the office of Primate of The Anglican Church of Canada:
After the second ballot, the Right Reverend Shane Parker was nominated by the Order of Bishops on request of the Order of Laity.
The two videos on this page contain information about the role of the Primate and about the process of electing a new Primate.
In this video, the Ven. Alan Perry, General Secretary, talks about the role of the Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.
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In this video, the Ven. Alan Perry, General Secretary, explains the process of electing a new Primate, which is guided by Canon III.
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