# David Lehmann > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Lehmann > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Lehmann.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lehmann > Source revision: 1356827572 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Canadian Anglican bishop}} {{use Canadian English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox Christian leader | type = Bishop | honorific_prefix = [The Right Reverend](/source/The_Right_Reverend) | name = David Lehmann | honorific_suffix = [D.D.](/source/Doctor_of_Divinity) | title = Bishop of Caledonia | image = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | church = [Anglican Church of Canada](/source/Anglican_Church_of_Canada) | province = [British Columbia and Yukon](/source/Ecclesiastical_Province_of_British_Columbia_and_Yukon) | diocese = [Caledonia](/source/Diocese_of_Caledonia) | term = Since 2018 | predecessor = [William Anderson](/source/William_Anderson_(bishop_of_Caledonia)) | successor = | other_post = | previous_post = | ordination = May 22, 1994 (diaconate)
March 26, 1995 (priesthood) | ordained_by = [Chris Williams](/source/Chris_Williams_(bishop)) | consecration = January 18, 2018 | consecrated_by = [John Privett](/source/John_Privett) | birth_name = | birth_date = | baptised = | birth_place = [Toronto, Ontario](/source/Toronto), Canada | death_date = | death_place = | buried = | education = {{unbulleted list|[Camrose Lutheran College](/source/Augustana_University_College) (B.A.)|[Wycliffe College, Toronto](/source/Wycliffe_College%2C_Toronto) (M.Div.)|[Trinity Anglican Seminary](/source/Trinity_Anglican_Seminary) (D.Min.)}} | module = {{Infobox military person |embed = yes |embed_title = Military service |branch = [Canadian Forces Naval Reserve](/source/Canadian_Forces_Naval_Reserve) |service_years = 1991–2010 |rank = }} }} {{distinguish|David Lehman}} '''David Thomas James Lehmann''' is a Canadian [Anglican](/source/Anglican) [bishop](/source/bishop). Since 2018, he has been [bishop of Caledonia](/source/Diocese_of_Caledonia) in northern [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia). ==Early life and education== Lehmann was born in [Toronto](/source/Toronto) and raised in [Fort Smith, Northwest Territories](/source/Fort_Smith%2C_Northwest_Territories), where his parents moved for work.{{cite news |last1=Puddister |first1=Matthew |last2=Frankling |first2=Sean |title=Harper, Kerr-Wilson, Lehmann and Walsh-Shaw chosen as candidates for next primate |url=https://anglicanjournal.com/harper-kerr-wilson-lehmann-and-walsh-shaw-chosen-as-candidates-for-next-primate/ |access-date=18 April 2025 |work=Anglican Journal |date=April 4, 2025}} He was educated at [Camrose Lutheran College](/source/Augustana_University_College) in [Alberta](/source/Alberta), where he graduated in 1990 with a B.A. in history. He went to seminary at [Wycliffe College](/source/Wycliffe_College%2C_Toronto) in Toronto.{{cite web |title=The Right Reverend David Lehmann |url=https://gs2025.anglican.ca/election/david-lehmann/ |website=Primatial Election |publisher=General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada |access-date=18 April 2025}} In 1991, Lehmann entered the [Canadian Forces Naval Reserve](/source/Canadian_Forces_Naval_Reserve), serving until 2010 in [chaplaincy](/source/Chaplain) ministry. ==Ordained ministry== Lehmann was ordained to the [diaconate](/source/Deacon) in 1994 and the [priesthood](/source/Anglican_ministry) in 1995 in the [Diocese of The Arctic](/source/Diocese_of_the_Arctic), where he was [incumbent](/source/Incumbent_(ecclesiastical)) in [Fort Simpson](/source/Fort_Simpson) from 1994 to 2000. He was then a rector in a multipoint parish in Alberta from 2000 to 2005 and of the church in [Fort Saskatchewan](/source/Fort_Saskatchewan), both in the [Diocese of Edmonton](/source/Anglican_Diocese_of_Edmonton). He returned to Fort Smith as rector of the Anglican church there from 2012 to 2018. In addition to his parish ministry, Lehmann was a regional dean in both dioceses, a chaplain for local police and fire department units, and a leader in cultural organizations, including chairing the board of the [Northern Life Museum and Cultural Centre](/source/Northern_Life_Museum) the serving on the board of governors of the [National Trust for Canada](/source/National_Trust_for_Canada). He was also involved in bringing [Messy Church](/source/Messy_Church) to the Diocese of the Arctic.{{cite news |last1=Kidd |first1=Joelle |title=Diocese of Caledonia elects Arctic priest as new bishop |url=https://anglicanjournal.com/diocese-caledonia-elects-arctic-priest-new-bishop/ |access-date=18 April 2025 |work=Anglican Journal |date=October 25, 2017}} ===Episcopacy=== In October 2017, Lehmann was elected bishop of Caledonia on the 20th ballot. His election followed a contentious period in the diocese, which had elected [Jacob Worley](/source/Jacob_Worley) as bishop in 2017 to succeed the retired [William Anderson](/source/William_Anderson_(bishop_of_Caledonia)). However, the [Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon](/source/Ecclesiastical_Province_of_British_Columbia_and_Yukon) bishops refused to grant consent to Worley's election due to his prior involvement with [Anglican realignment](/source/Anglican_realignment) groups in the United States. At the time of his election, Lehmann identified his churchmanship as [broad](/source/broad_church) and his theology as "lean[ing] toward [conservative evangelical](/source/Evangelicalism)." He was opposed to [same-sex marriage](/source/Blessing_of_same-sex_unions_in_Christian_churches) in the Anglican Church of Canada. Lehmann was consecrated to the episcopacy on January 18, 2018, at [St. Andrew's Cathedral](/source/St._Andrew's_Cathedral_(Prince_Rupert)) in [Prince Rupert](/source/Prince_Rupert%2C_British_Columbia). During his episcopacy, he has been chairman of the Council of the North (a group of smaller and remote dioceses in Canada that receive assistance from the [General Synod](/source/General_Synod_of_the_Anglican_Church_of_Canada), a member of the Council of General Synod and chairman of the board of governors of [Vancouver School of Theology](/source/Vancouver_School_of_Theology). Lehmann was a candidate to serve as [Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada](/source/Primate_of_the_Anglican_Church_of_Canada) in the June 2025 election by the General Synod; [Shane Parker](/source/Shane_Parker_(bishop)) was elected.{{cite web |last1=Perry |first1=Alan |title=Order of Bishops nominates four bishops for the office of Primate |url=https://gs2025.anglican.ca/articles/order-of-bishops-nominates-four-bishops-for-the-office-of-primate/ |website=General Synod 2025 |publisher=Anglican Church of Canada |access-date=3 April 2025}} ==Personal life== During his episcopacy, Lehmann completed a [doctorate of ministry](/source/Doctor_of_Ministry) at [Trinity Anglican Seminary](/source/Trinity_Anglican_Seminary). He is unmarried. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{S-start}} {{S-rel|ac}} {{S-bef|before = [William Anderson](/source/William_Anderson_(bishop_of_Caledonia))}} {{S-ttl|title =[Bishop of Caledonia](/source/Anglican_Diocese_of_Caledonia)|years=Since 2018}} {{S-inc|rows=2}} {{S-bef|before = [William Cliff](/source/William_Cliff_(bishop))}} {{S-ttl|title =[Chair of the Council of the North](/source/Anglican_Church_of_Canada)|years=Since 2021}} {{S-end}} {{Anglican bishops of Caledonia}} {{Anglican Church of Canada}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lehmann, David}} Category:Living people Category:21st-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Category:Anglican bishops of Caledonia Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Alumni of Wycliffe College, Toronto --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [David Lehmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lehmann) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lehmann?action=history)). 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