Ordained in 2001, John came to the priesthood after a 20 year career in Christian higher education during which he taught theology and Biblical Hebrew to undergraduate and graduate students both in Canada and internationally in Russia, Ukraine, and Cuba. Ordination as a parish priest has given him the opportunity to apply his academic background…
Born and raised in Newmarket, Ontario, Patrick trained as an academic historian (PhD, Cambridge University), and has taught history and political science (as well as German) at Appleby College in Oakville since 2001. At Appleby he also assists with duties as a choir director and an organist in the John Bell Chapel