Michael Gardener (priest)
Michael Gardener | |
|---|---|
| Dean of the Arctic | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Diocese | Arctic |
| Other post | Rector of St. Jude's Cathedral |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 June 1955 (deacon); 1957 (priest) by Bertram Simpson (1955) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1930 (age 95) New Malden, Surrey, England |
| Spouse | Margaret Porter Gardener (m. 1956, d. 2021) |
| Children | 4, including Pat Angnakak |
| Education | University of Reading Wycliffe Hall, Oxford |
Michael George Gardener (born September 1930) is a British-born Canadian Anglican priest. He migrated to the Canadian Arctic as a missionary and lived there for more than 60 years, spending more than four decades in ministry in the region, including several years as dean of St. Jude's Cathedral. He became a fluent speaker of Inuktitut and launched the Diocese of the Arctic's Arthur Turner Training School to train up indigenous leadership for the diocese. He was recognized with the Order of Canada and the Order of Nunavut for his services to the people of the Arctic region.