Alex Cameron (bishop)
Alex Cameron | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Pittsburgh | |
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| Church | Anglican Church in North America |
| Diocese | Pittsburgh |
| In office | 2022–present |
| Predecessor | Jim Hobby |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1990 (deacon) 1991 (priest) |
| Consecration | 6 August 2022 byFoley Beach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Parents | Sandy Cameron |
Alex Whitcomb Cameron(born 1964) is aCanadian-bornbishopof theAnglican Church in North America.In August 2022, he became bishop of theAnglican Diocese of Pittsburgh,succeedingJim Hobbyafter a nearly two-year interim period.[1]Cameron was previously an Anglican priest in Canada and the United States and a manager atGE Healthcare.
Early life, education, and early ministry
[edit]Cameron was born inNova Scotia,the son ofprovincial Liberal PartyleaderSandy Cameron,grandson ofAlexander W. Cameron,and great grandson ofAlexander F. Cameron,all of whom served as Nova Scotia MLAs forGuysborough.Cameron has said he grew up in a family that was not particularly religious and that they infrequently attended church but had a strong sense of public service.[2]Cameron attendedDalhousie Universityin Halifax. During a study abroad program in France, he experienced areligious conversionand began attending anAnglicanchurch in Halifax upon his return. It was here where he met his future wife, Tamara; they were married in February 1987. They have four adult children and three grandchildren.[2]
Experiencing a call to ordained ministry, Cameron received his M.Div. fromWycliffe Collegein Toronto in 1990 and was ordained in theAnglican Diocese of Montreal.He served for a decade in the diocese, first as a curate at a large church, then as rector, first of a small rural congregation and then six years at a larger suburban church.[3]Starting in 1997, Cameron also began working as a counselor with the Isaiah 40 Foundation, a healing and reconciliation ministry headquartered in Montreal.[4]During his final rectorate in Montreal, he said that he was locking up after a routinevestrymeeting when he thought, "Once a month until I'm 65. I don't think so." Cameron said he experienced a call to work outside of full-time church ministry.[2]
Business and nonprofit leadership
[edit]Cameron pursued additional study in information technology and software development, then moved to Burlington, Vermont, to pursue a career inhealth informaticsatIDX Systems,which was acquired by GE Healthcare.[3]He spent nearly a decade at the two companies, rising to the role of engineering director for Americas radiology workflow and leading teams of software engineers in the United States, Europe, and India.[2]He later ran a consulting company.[1]
Cameron also served bivocationally from 2009 to 2014 as the rector of St. Timothy's Anglican Church in Burlington, achurch plantof theAnglican Diocese in New England.He has said that due to time constraints from his business sector job, he was not able to preach each week and relied on a team of trained andlicensed lay ministersto assist with preaching and other church leadership functions.[4]He later worked full-time as rector of St. Timothy's.[5]
Return to full-time ministry
[edit]In 2015, Cameron succeeded the late founder of Isaiah 40, Vina Sweetman, as head of the organization. As president and CEO, he incorporated it in the United States as well as Canada to facilitate operations across North America.[4]He moved to Chicago to lead the organization, where he also served as acting dean for the Greenhouse Movement deanery of theUpper Midwest Dioceseand later as chairman of the diocese's Bishop's Council.[6]
On 30 April 2022, Cameron was elected bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh on the first ballot.[1]He was consecrated and installed as bishop byFoley Beachon 6 August 2022 at theChurch of the Ascension.[7]
References
[edit]- ^abcStinelli, Mick (30 April 2022)."Pittsburgh Anglicans Select New Bishop".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Retrieved28 October2022.
- ^abcdCameron, Alex."Spiritual Autobiography"(PDF).Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh.Retrieved28 October2022.
- ^ab"Alex Cameron Resume"(PDF).Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh.Retrieved28 October2022.
- ^abcCameron, Alex."Candidate Questions"(PDF).Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh.Retrieved28 October2022.
- ^"New ACNA Bishop of Pittsburgh elected".Anglican Ink.30 April 2022.Retrieved28 October2022.
- ^Jewell, Dawn."Bishop's Council Transition of Leadership".Anglican Diocese of the Upper Midwest.Retrieved28 October2022.
- ^"Bishop Alex Cameron's Consecration".Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh.22 August 2022.Retrieved28 October2022.