“I want to see it thrive, to be an enlivened Church": New primate of the Anglican Church of Canada reflects on his new mission

If the Anglican Church of Canada is going to survive and thrive, it will need to make deep changes — and Shane Parker, the denomination’s new primate, is ready to guide that change. 

In accepting the position, Parker, 67, was given a mandate by the General Synod to implement change in the church, which has an estimated 500,000 members in 1,700 parishes. 

“I want to see it thrive, to be an enlivened Church,” he said. “I want it to be a church that lifts the spirits of everyone.”

Read my interview with the new primate in Canadian Affairs.