Stephen Jensen Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Stephen Arthur Jensen
Bishop of Prince George
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Province:Vancouver
See:Prince George
Appointed:January 3, 2013
Term Start:April 2, 2013
Predecessor:Gerald Wiesner
Ordination:May 24, 1980
Ordained By:James Carney
Consecration:April 2, 2013
Consecrated By:J. Michael Miller
Motto:Latin: Parare Vias Eius
(English: To prepare His ways)
Birth Date:30 May 1954
Birth Place:North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality:Canadian
Religion:Roman Catholic
Residence:Prince George
Alma Mater:St. Peter's Seminary
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Stephen Jensen.svg
Stephen Arthur Jensen
Dipstyle:The Most Reverend
Offstyle:Your Excellency
Relstyle:Your Excellency

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.[1]

Background

Jensen 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.[2]

Ordination

Jensen 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.

Diocese of Prince George

On 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.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Stephen Arthur Jensen [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. David M.. Cheney.
  2. Web site: Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops - Appointment of new Bishop for Prince George.
  3. Web site: Bishop - The Roman Catholic Diocese Of Prince George.