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The Right Reverend '''James Njegovan''' is a bishop of the ] and the current ].<ref name="brandon-diocese">{{cite web|url=http://www.dioceseofbrandon.org/02bishop/bishop.htm |title=The Diocese of Brandon in the Anglican Church of Canada |agency=Anglican Church of Canada |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809050345/http://www.dioceseofbrandon.org/02bishop/bishop.htm |archivedate=2011-08-09 |accessdate=2013-11-27}}</ref> | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| Njegovan was educated at ] and ] in 1979. He served parishes in Winnipeg before becoming ] of ] in 1992, a post he held until his elevation to the ]. He was consecrated bishop in Brandon Cathedral on February 2, 2002.<ref name="brandon-diocese" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ship-of-fools.com/mystery/2002/503Mystery.html |title=The Mystery Worshipper: St Matthew's Cathedral, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |publisher=Ship of Fools |date=2002 |accessdate=2013-11-27}}</ref> | |||
| ==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
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In 2005 Bishop Njegovan criticized the independent newspaper ] as "sowing the seeds of distrust and disdain within the Church" and said that he did not "wish to see it distributed in, or to, our parishes." <ref>{{cite web|last=Baker |first=Hunter |url=http://touchstonemag.com/merecomments/2005/10/encircling_the_/ |title=Encircling The Anglican Planet |publisher=TouchStone Magazine |date=2005-10-25 |accessdate=2014-01-13}}</ref> | ||
| In April of 2013, Bishop Njegovan's son Archdeacon Noah Njegovan, 30, was criminally charged with fraud over $5000. Having been appointed by his father to this senior post in the Diocese of Brandon, Noah Njegovan is alleged to have embezzled nearly $200,000 from the dicoese.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hitchen |first=Ian |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Brandon-priest-accused-of-fraud-202112961.html |title=Brandon priest accused of fraud |publisher=Winnipeg Free Press |date=2013-04-09 |accessdate=2013-11-27}}</ref> | |||
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The Right Reverend James Njegovan is a bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada and the current Bishop of Brandon.
Career
Njegovan was educated at St. John's College, University of Manitoba and ordained in 1979. He served parishes in Winnipeg before becoming Dean of Brandon Cathedral in 1992, a post he held until his elevation to the episcopate. He was consecrated bishop in Brandon Cathedral on February 2, 2002.
Controversy
In 2005 Bishop Njegovan criticized the independent newspaper The Anglican Planet as "sowing the seeds of distrust and disdain within the Church" and said that he did not "wish to see it distributed in, or to, our parishes."
In April of 2013, Bishop Njegovan's son Archdeacon Noah Njegovan, 30, was criminally charged with fraud over $5000. Having been appointed by his father to this senior post in the Diocese of Brandon, Noah Njegovan is alleged to have embezzled nearly $200,000 from the dicoese.
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| Preceded byMalcolm Alfred Warden Harding | Bishop of Brandon 2002 – |
Succeeded byCurrent incumbent |
Notes
- ^ "The Diocese of Brandon in the Anglican Church of Canada". Anglican Church of Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- "The Mystery Worshipper: St Matthew's Cathedral, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada". Ship of Fools. 2002. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- Baker, Hunter (2005-10-25). "Encircling The Anglican Planet". TouchStone Magazine. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- Hitchen, Ian (2013-04-09). "Brandon priest accused of fraud". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
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