Michael Bird (bishop)

The Right Reverend Michael Bird (born 15 November 1957) is a retired Canadian Anglican bishop. From 2008 until 2018 he was the Bishop of Niagara in the Anglican Church of Canada.

Bird was born in Oakville, Ontario on 15 November 1957 and educated at the University of Toronto, he was ordained in 1984. He has held incumbencies at Burin, Newfoundland; St Paul's, Dunnville;  St Cuthbert's, Oakville; and St Luke's, Burlington. He became coadjutor bishop of Niagara in 2007 and its diocesan a year later.

During his episcopate, Bird's main focus was on promoting homosexuality. He sued one of his own parishes, forcing the congregation to become an independent church, and demolishing the building. He also sued a blogger who criticised his actions.[ref]https://anglican.ink/2014/04/04/canadian-bishop-drops-defamation-suit-against-blogger/[/ref]

On 12 September 2017, he announced that he would step down on 1 June 2018. An electoral synod to choose his successor was held Saturday, 3 March 2018.