Grant LeMarquand
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Grant R. LeMarquand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area Bishop of the Horn of Africa in the Anglican Diocese of Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Church | Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office | 2012–2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Andrew Proud | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Kuan Kim Seng (as interim commissary bishop) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous post | Professor of Biblical Studies at Trinity School for Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) Montreal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Wendy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | McGill University (BA (Hons), STM, MA) Montreal Diocesan Theological College/Montreal Institute for Ministry (DipMin) Wycliffe College, Toronto (Th.D., DD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grant LeMarquand (born 1954) is a Canadian Anglican bishop. He was assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Egypt, serving as bishop in the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia), for the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, from 2012 to 2018. He was interim bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes, in the Anglican Church in North America, since March 2020 to February 2021.
LeMarquand was born in Montreal and decided to dedicate his life to Christ as a teenager.[1][2]
A graduate of McGill University (1977: B.A. Honours, Religious Studies; 1982: S.T.M.; 1998: M.A. New Testament, The Torn Veil in the Synoptic Gospels (M.A.). McGill University. 1988. (Directors, N.T. Wright, F. Wisse); Montreal Diocesan Theological College / Montreal Institute for Ministry (1983: Dip.Min.); Wycliffe College, Toronto (2002: Th.D. New Testament, Thesis: "An Issue of Relevance: A Comparative Study of the Story of the Bleeding Woman (Mk 5:25-34; Mt 9:20-22; Lk 8:43-48) in North Atlantic and African Contexts" (Director, Ann Jervis). In 2014 he was awarded the honorary degree of D.D. from Wycliffe College, Toronto. In 2015 he was granted the status of Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies at Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, PA, USA.[3]
Academic appointments
His academic appointments include teaching New Testament and Systematic Theology at St. Paul's University, Limuru Kenya (1987–89);[2] being Director of Extension Studies and lecturer in homiletics at Wycliffe College, Toronto (1993–98); and teaching Biblical Studies at Trinity School for Ministry, Ambridge, PA, USA (1998-2012), where he was also for a period the direction of Extension Ministries and for another time the Academic Dean.[4]
He has also worked at the Anglican and Episcopal History as International Editor.[5]
In 2015 he was chosen as one of 38 IARCCUM (International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission on Unity and Mission) bishops.[2]
Pastoral work
Pastorally, he was a lay worker at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Westmount, Quebec (1978–80), assistant curate, St. Barnabas’ Anglican Church, Pierrefonds, Quebec (1983–85), chaplain to McGill University and Christ Church Cathedral (Montreal) (1985–86), and assistant dean of students, Wycliffe College (1990–92). He has served as honorary assistant at several parishes including Little Trinity, Toronto, St Paul's on the Hill, Pickering, and Church of the Ascension, Pittsburgh. During his career he has been licensed in the dioceses of Montreal, Mt Kenya South, Toronto, Pittsburgh and Albany.
He was ordained deacon on May 13, 1983 and priest on May 22, 1984 both ceremonies led by the Rt Revd Reginald Hollis at Christ Church Cathedral in the Diocese of Montreal. He was consecrated as bishop on April 25, 2012[6] at All Saints' Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt by the Most Revd Dr Mouneer Anis, which he was until 2018.
He stepped down as Bishop of the Horn of Africa in summer 2017.[7] He had spent six years in Ethiopia,[8] with the Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders (SAMS-USA).[9]
After returning to the US, he took up a teaching post in Pennsylvania.[10]
He took office as interim bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes, in the Anglican Church in North America, in March 2020, until the election of a new bishop.[11]
In 2021, The Living Church reported that LeMarquand was the only bishop in the Anglican Church in North America to sign an open letter addressed "Dear Gay Anglicans", written in response to a pastoral statement from the ACNA's College of Bishops on sexuality. The letter stated: "We commit to take practical steps to become churches where gay Anglicans can share all of their story, find community, and seek support." The letter drew criticism from ACNA leadership, including Archbishop Foley Beach, who objected to its tone and timing. It was subsequently taken down from its original website following internal church discussions. When reached for a comment by The Living Church, LeMarquand said that he had removed his name from the letter and did not want to discuss it.[12]
