Clara Plamondon

Clara Plamondon is a Canadian Anglican bishop. Since 2024, she has been the second bishop of the Territory of the People in the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon.

The Right Reverend

Clara Plamondon
Bishop of the Territory of the People
ChurchAnglican Church of Canada
DioceseTerritory of the People
In office2024–present
PredecessorLincoln Mckoen
Other post(s)Archdeacon for Cowichan Mid-Vancouver Island, Diocese of British Columbia
Orders
Ordination2013
ConsecrationJanuary 25, 2024
by Lynne McNaughton

Biography

Plamondon was born in northern Alberta near a small Francophone community also called Plamondon.[1] She grew up in rural communities in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan.[2]

Plamondon began her career in municipal government and later discerned a call to ordained ministry.[1] She received a bachelor's degree in religious education and an M.Div. from Vancouver School of Theology and was ordained as a deacon and priest in the Diocese of British Columbia in 2013.[2]

Prior to her election as bishop, she was incumbent at St. Paul's Church, Nanaimo, and archdeacon for the Cowichan Mid-Vancouver Island area of the Diocese of British Columbia.[2] She was also a member of the diocesan council, the executive committee of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon and the Council of General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada.[3]

In September 2023, Plamondon was elected the second bishop of the Territory of the People. Her election followed a lengthy vacancy after the previous bishop, Lincoln Mckoen, stepped down amid charges of sexual misconduct.[2] She was consecrated and enthroned by Archbishop Lynne McNaughton at St. Paul's Cathedral in Kamloops on January 25, 2024.[4]

References
  1. "Clara Plamondon, Bishop-Elect". Territory of the People. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. Puddister, Matthew (September 21, 2023). "Clara Plamondon elected bishop in Territory of the People". Anglican Journal. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. "Clara Plamondon". Anglican Diocese of Islands and Inlets. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. "Consecration Service January 25, 2024". Territory of the People. Retrieved 5 February 2024.


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