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]
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 |
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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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Ordination history of Stephen Jensen | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Styles of Stephen Arthur Jensen | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Your Excellency |
Background
editJensen 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
editJensen 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
editOn 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
editReferences
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".
