Peter Elliott

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Peter Elliott (born in St. Catharines, Canada at 19 May 1954) is rector of Christ Church Cathedral and Dean of New Westminster in the Anglican Church of Canada. Elliott grew up in St. Catharines, ON [http://www.anglican.ca/news/news.php?newsItem=2003-11-20_sc.news Anglican Church news release] ] . His brother Tim Elliott is a retired Anglican priest. His sister Anne Elliott is the head of the St. Leonard's Society for paroled ex-offenders [ [http://www.cbc.ca/insite/SOUNDS_LIKE_CANADA/2004/10/27.html Sounds Like Canada log on CBC site] ] . His eldest nephew Jeremy Elliott is the drummer in the charted Canadian roots rock band Staggered Crossing [ [http://www.cathedral.vancouver.bc.ca/news_info/sermons/2006_0226.htm Sermon by Dean Elliott] ] .

Elliott received in 1973 a BA degree in English Literature and Philosophy from Trent University Peterborough, Ontario [ [http://www2.trentu.ca/admin/al/features/PeterElliott73.html Trent Alumni Magazine Interview] ] . Subsequently, Elliott attended and graduated from the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA. [http://www.explorefaith.org/bio.elliott.html Mini bio] ] . He was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Niagara in 1980. [http://www.anglican.ca/news/news.php?newsItem=2003-11-20_sc.news New West dean elected deputy prolocutor ] ] . Prior to coming to Vancouver, he was a Program Director with the Anglican Church of Canada [http://www.explorefaith.org/bio.elliott.html explore faith : The Very Rev. Peter Elliott ] ] . In 1994, Elliot was made rector of Christ Church Cathedral and Dean of New Westminster. [http://www.anglican.ca/news/news.php?newsItem=2003-11-20_sc.news New West dean elected deputy prolocutor ] ] .

From 1998 to 2001, Elliott served as an Officer of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada and was elected for a second term as a member of the Council of General Synod and chair of its Planning and Agenda Team. [http://www.explorefaith.org/bio.elliott.html explore faith : The Very Rev. Peter Elliott ] ]

From 2003 to 2007, Elliott served as Prolocutor of General Synod, initially as deputy for the first year. [http://www.anglican.ca/news/news.php?newsItem=2003-11-20_sc.news New West dean elected deputy prolocutor ] ] [http://www.trentmagazine.ca/alumni/MagazineBonusMaterialMarch2005.html Trent Alumni notice] ] [ [http://www.anglican.ca/news/news.php?newsItem=2007-06-21_p.news Rev. Dr. Stephen Andrews was elected prolocutor on June 21, 2007 at the 2007 General Synod in Winnepeg] ] .

Elliott also chairs a task force on negotiating a settlement concerning native residential schools [http://www.trentmagazine.ca/alumni/MagazineBonusMaterialMarch2005.html Trent University :: Search the Site ] ] .

The diocese of New Westminster was cited in the Windsor Report and the Anglican Communion Primates' Meeting over the issue of the blessing of same-sex unions. [ [http://www.anglicancommunion.org/commission/reference/docs/report_october.pdf The Anglican Communion Primates’ Meeting Communiqué, February 2005] ] [ [http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/articles/39/00/acns3948.cfm Report on the Diocese of New Westminster September 2006] ] Elliott was the highest-ranking (in his position as Prolocutor) openly gay cleric in the Anglican Church of Canada. In 2005, Elliott made an official presentation to the Anglican Consultative Council in Nottingham, England. [http://www.anglican.ca/about/accp/elliott.htm Remarks to the ACC Meeting in Nottingham ] ]

I come to this issue as man who is a Christian, ordained for 25 years, a gay man, in a committed relationship myself. I come to this meeting with the support of my partner Thomas, my family, my parish, my bishop, my diocese. And I have brought with me the very first Bible I received when I was just 4 years old. In it, in my handwriting, are the words, “Today I gave Jesus my life.” It’s dated March 29 1962. I was eight years old. [http://www.anglican.ca/about/accp/elliott.htm Dean Peter Elliott ] ] .

Elliott serves on the board of directors of the Vancouver International Film Festival [ [http://www.viff.org/staff.html Vancouver International Film Festivel Board of Directors] ] . He has reviewed movies for the Anglican Journal - the national newspaper of the Anglican Church of Canada and for the newspaper of the Anglican Church of Australia. In 1999, his film reviews received an award of excellence from the Associated Church Press. [http://www.anglican.ca/news/news.php?newsItem=2003-11-20_sc.news New West dean elected deputy prolocutor ] ] [http://www.explorefaith.org/bio.elliott.html explore faith : The Very Rev. Peter Elliott ] ] .

Elliot has been involved with the popular CBC readings of "A Christmas Carol" from their inception. His sister-in-law is the CBC radio announcer Judy Maddren who began the readings in 1990 in Toronto. [ [http://www.cbc.ca/christmascarol/index.html?copy-about CBC A Christmas Carol] ] . In Vancouver, Christ Church Cathedral has held the popular readings for a decade.

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Further reading

* [http://www.cathedral.vancouver.bc.ca/news_info/sermons/2006_0226.htm "Eldest nephew in rock band"] Retrieved 08 Jan 2007
* [http://www.cbc.ca/insite/SOUNDS_LIKE_CANADA/2004/10/27.html "CBC interview"] Retrieved 07 Jan 2007.
* [http://www.anglican.ca/news/news.php?newsItem=2003-11-20_sc.news "Press Release"] Retrieved 07 Jan 2007
* [http://www.cbc.ca/christmascarol/index.html?copy-about "CBC A Christmas Carol"] Retrieved 07 Jan 2007
* [http://www.trentmagazine.ca/alumni/MagazineBonusMaterialMarch2005.html "Trent Magazine"] Retrieved 07 Jan 2007
* [http://www2.trentu.ca/admin/al/features/PeterElliott73.html "Trent Alumni article"] Retrieved 07 Jan 2007
* [http://www.viff.org/staff.html "Vancouver International Film Festival"] Retrieved 07 Jan 2007.
* [http://www.anglicancommunion.org/commission/reference/docs/report_october.pdf "Report on the Diocese of New Westminster"] Retrieved on 07 Jan 2007
* [http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/articles/39/00/acns3948.cfm "Primate's meeting"] Retrieved 07 Jan 2007.
* [http://www.anglican.ca/about/accp/elliott.htm "Anglican Consultative Presentation"] Retrieved 07 Jan 2007.

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