James Cowan (bishop)

James Cowan (born 1951) was the twelfth Anglican Bishop of British Columbia,^[1] serving from 2004 to 2013.^[2]

The Right Reverend James Cowan
Bishop of British Columbia
Bishop Cowan in 2010
Church	Anglican Church of Canada
Province	British Columbia and Yukon
Diocese	British Columbia
Elected	October 18, 2003
Installed	2004
Term ended	2013
Predecessor	Barry Jenks
Successor	Logan McMenamie
Orders
Ordination	1976 by Frederick Jackson
Consecration	2004 by David Crawley
Personal details
Born	1951 (age 73–74) Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
Nationality	Canadian
Denomination	Christian/Anglican
Alma mater	University of Saskatchewan Nashotah House Theological Seminary, Nashotah, Wisconsin

Cowan was educated at the University of Saskatchewan and ordained in 1977. He worked in the Diocese of Qu’Appelle for 20 years before coming to British Columbia to be its Diocesan Executive Officer, a post he held until his appointment to the episcopate.^[3]