Stephen Jensen
The Most Reverend Stephen Arthur Jensen | |
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| Bishop of Prince George | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Province | Vancouver |
| See | Prince George |
| Appointed | January 3, 2013 |
| Installed | April 2, 2013 |
| Predecessor | Gerald Wiesner |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 24, 1980 by James Carney |
| Consecration | April 2, 2013 by J. Michael Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 30, 1954 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Prince George |
| Alma mater | St. Peter's Seminary |
| Motto | Parare Vias Eius (English: To prepare His ways) |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Your Excellency |
Stephen Arthur Jensen (born May 30, 1954) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was ordained a priest on May 24, 1980, by then-Archbishop James Francis Carney. On April 2, 2013, he was ordained Bishop of the Diocese of Prince George.[4]
Background
[edit]Jensen was born on May 30, 1954, in North Vancouver. He studied at St. Peter's Seminary in London, Ontario, receiving a BA in Philosophy and a Master of Divinity in 1976 and 1979 respectively.[5]
Ordination
[edit]Jensen was ordained as a priest on May 24, 1980, by the then-Archbishop of Vancouver James Carney. He then served as pastor for Immaculate Conception in Vancouver, St. Ann's in Abbotsford, and Corpus Christi, also in Vancouver.[5]
Diocese of Prince George
[edit]On April 2, 2013, Jensen was ordained the Bishop of the Diocese of Prince George by Archbishop J. Michael Miller. Jensen has served in his post since that date, and remains a member of the board for St. Mark's College and Corpus Christi College.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Vocations Ordination Dates". RCAV.org. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "Bishop Stephen Jensen". Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Rumohr, Nathan (January 2013). "Tireless priest moves north" (PDF). Northern Catholic News. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Stephen Arthur Jensen [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
- ^ a b "Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops - Appointment of new Bishop for Prince George".
- ^ "Bishop - The Roman Catholic Diocese Of Prince George".
