Alex Cameron

Alex Whitcomb Cameron (born 1964) is a Canadian-born bishop of the Anglican Church in North America. In August 2022, he became bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, succeeding Jim Hobby after a nearly two-year interim period. Cameron was previously an Anglican priest in Canada and the United States and a manager at GE Healthcare.

Early life, education, and early ministry

Cameron was born in Nova Scotia, the son of provincial Liberal Party leader Sandy Cameron, grandson of Alexander W. Cameron, and great-grandson of Alexander F. Cameron, all of whom served as Nova Scotia MLAs for Guysborough. 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. Cameron attended Dalhousie University in Halifax. During a study abroad program in France, he experienced a religious conversion and began attending an Anglican church 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. Starting in 1997, Cameron also began working as a counselor with the Isaiah 40 Foundation, a healing and reconciliation ministry headquartered in Montreal. During his final rectorate in Montreal, he said that he was locking up after a routine vestry meeting 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.

Return to full-time ministry

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.

On 30 April 2022, Cameron was elected bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh on the first ballot.

Bishop of Pittsburgh

In February 2026, Cameron was scheduled to speak on an ACNA webinar based on the book Safe Church: How to Guard Against Sexism and Abuse in Christian Communities by therapist Andrew Bauman. The webinar was canceled by the province in consultation with Cameron after online criticism of Safe Church as "too dismissive of the Bible".