Lynne McNaughton

The Most Reverend Lynne McNaughton
Bishop of Kootenay
Church	Anglican Church of Canada
Province	Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon
Diocese	Anglican Diocese of Kootenay
In office	2019–present
Predecessor	John Privett
Other post(s)	Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon (2021–2024)
Orders
Ordination	1987 (priesthood)
Consecration	May 16, 2019 by Melissa M. Skelton
Personal details
Born	Peace River, Alberta

Lynne McNaughton is the tenth bishop of Kootenay, a diocese in the Anglican Church of Canada, and was the 13th metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon.

Early life and education

McNaughton was born in Peace River, Alberta and educated at the University of Alberta, Vancouver School of Theology and Columbia Theological Seminary.

Ordained ministry

She was ordained in 1987, and served in the Diocese of New Westminster until her episcopal election. Her last post was Rector of St. Clement, North Vancouver.

Episcopal ministry

The Rev. Dr. Lynne McNaughton, as she then was, was elected the tenth bishop of Kootenay on January 19, 2019 at the Cathedral Church of St. Michael and All Angels in Kelowna, B.C. She was consecrated and installed on May 16, 2019.

On March 6, 2021, she was elected Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon; an office that comes with the title archbishop. She was elected by the members of the provincial house of bishops and the electoral college of the province on the first ballot. She is the second woman to become the Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon. The first was her predecessor, the Most Reverend Melissa M. Skelton, who retired on February 28, 2021. She resigned as metropolitan, effective the same day, on November 22, 2024.