Paul Donison

Paul Donison (born 1977) is a Canadian-born American Anglican bishop. His primary role in ordained ministry is as rector of Christ Church Plano, the largest church and former provincial pro-cathedral of the Anglican Church in North America. Since 2024, he has also served as general secretary of Gafcon and assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Gasabo.

Early life and education Donison was born in Canada and earned his B.F.A. in theatre from the University of Victoria. After university, Donison worked as a professional actor, including roles as Laertes in Hamlet and Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet. He later attended Regent College, where he received an M.Div. and a diploma in Christian studies. He joined the staff of St. Peter and St. Paul's Anglican Church in Ottawa as associate priest for discipleship and became rector in 2012.

In 2016, Donison was elected to succeed David Roseberry as the second rector of Christ Church in Plano, Texas, which was the largest church in the ACNA and host of the investiture of Archbishop Robert Duncan in 2009. After immigrating to the United States, Donison was formally installed by Archbishop Foley Beach and Bishop Todd Hunter in January 2017.

Global role In 2023, Donison was elected general secretary of Gafcon, succeeding Archbishop Benjamin Kwashi. The Gafcon Primates Council determined that "the role of general secretary was episcopal in nature," so Gafcon Chairman Laurent Mbanda consecrated Donison as assistant bishop in the Diocese of Gasabo on February 4, 2024, at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kibagabaga, Kigali. On February 17, Donison was invested as vicar general for the Texas deanery in the Anglican Diocese of the South in addition to continuing his role as rector at Christ Church. Later in 2024, Christ Church joined several churches from the Diocese of the South and the dissolving International Diocese in forming the Great Plains Missionary District, which was created with a goal of incubating a new ACNA diocese in Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and northeast Texas. With this move, Donison became an assisting bishop in the Diocese of Christ Our Hope, the missionary district's canonical home.

Personal life Donison is married to Monika; they have four children. Donison is a board member at Trinity Anglican Seminary, where he pursued doctoral studies, and East African Christian College in Kigali.