About Michael Bird
Born 1957. Michael Bird is an anglican priest.
The Right Reverend Michael Bird (born 15 November 1957) is a retired Canadian Anglican bishop. From 2008 until 2018 he was the Bishop of Niagara in the Anglican Church of Canada.
Bird was born in Oakville, Ontario on 15 November 1957 and educated at the University of Toronto, he was ordained in 1984. He has held incumbencies at Burin, Newfoundland; St Paul's, Dunnville; St Cuthbert's, Oakville; and St Luke's, Burlington. He became coadjutor bishop of Niagara in 2007 and its diocesan a year later.
During his decade-long episcopacy, Bird led the diocese of Niagara in developing a new vision for ministry, advocated for equal marriage, and welcomed hundreds of Syrian refugees sponsorsed by parishes as part of the diocese's 140th anniversary celebrations.
On 12 September 2017, he announced that he would step down on 1 June 2018. An electoral synod to choose his successor was held Saturday, 3 March 2018.
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Michael Bird was born on 15 November 1957 in Oakville.
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