John Stephens (bishop)

John R. Stephens is a Canadian Anglican bishop. Since 2021, he has been the tenth bishop of the New Westminster in the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC).

Biography
Stephens grew up in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia and was raised in the Anglican Church. He earned an undergraduate degree in science from the University of British Columbia and graduated from the College of Emmanuel and St. Chad in Saskatoon. After ordination, he served a rural three-point parish in the Diocese of Huron.

In 1995, Stephens returned to British Columbia and became rector of St. John the Divine, Squamish. He was appointed rector of St. Philip's Church in Dunbar in 2001 and assumed an additional role as an archdeacon of the diocese. In 2016, Stephens became rector of St. John's Shaughnessy, which was rebuilding the wake of the departure of most of the congregation during the Anglican realignment.

In October 2020, Stephens was elected coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of New Westminster to succeed Melissa M. Skelton. She consecrated him a bishop at Christ Church Cathedral on January 23, 2021, in a mostly unattended service due to COVID-19 restrictions. Stephens was installed as bishop on February 28, 2021.

He is married to Ruth, and they have two adult children.