Kevin Robertson (bishop)

Kevin Robertson (born May 25, 1971) is a Canadian Anglican bishop.^[1]

The Right Reverend Kevin Thomas Robertson
Suffragan Bishop of Toronto
Church	Anglican Church of Canada
Province	Ontario
Diocese	Toronto
In office	2017–present
Orders
Consecration	7 January 2017 by Colin Johnson
Personal details
Born	(1971-05-25) May 25, 1971 (age 54)
Nationality	Canadian
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Mohan Sharma
Children	2
Occupation	Bishop
Education	Huron University College Trinity College, Toronto

Education

Robertson was educated at Holy Trinity School (Richmond Hill), Huron University College in London, and Trinity College, Toronto.^[2]

Ordination

Robertson was ordained a deacon at the Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto) on May 4, 1997 and a priest at Grace Church on-the-Hill on May 10, 1998.

Ordained ministry

Robertson served as assistant curate of St. Philip on-the-Hill, Unionville in 1997 and then at the Cathedral Church of St. James, Toronto from 1997 to 2000. He held three incumbencies: St. Peter, Oshawa (2000-2005), St. Nicholas, Birch Cliff (2005-2011), and Christ Church Deer Park (2011-2016).

Episcopal ministry

Robertson was elected bishop on September 17, 2016,^[3] and consecrated at St. Paul's, Bloor Street on January 7, 2017.^[4] He is responsible for approximately 80 parishes in the South and West of the Diocese of Toronto and is the link bishop to the Anglican schools within the Diocese. Robertson is the first openly gay and partnered bishop in the Anglican Church of Canada. ^[5]

Awards

Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa), University of Trinity College, 2018.

Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa), Huron University College, 2018.

Marriage

In late December 2018, the Diocese of Toronto issued a congratulatory note to Bishop Kevin Robertson and Mr. Mohan Sharma, who were married at the Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto) ^[6] The report stated that:

"Bishop Kevin and Mohan, who have been a couple since 2009, had their relationship blessed in 2016 according to the Pastoral Guidelines of the Diocese of Toronto and are now married under the marriage provision of the same guidelines."