Bishop Shane Parker has appointed the Reverend Canon George Kwari to be the Incumbent of the Parish of St Barnabas. Fr. George is a highly respected priest of our diocese, who has been serving as Incumbent of the Parish of St. Stephen’s Ottawa since 2017 but was born and raised in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. We look forward to welcoming Fr. George and his family when he begins his ministry with us on May 5.
Fr. George holds a Master of Pastoral Theology from St. Paul University, Ottawa; a Bachelor of Divinity (Hons) from Africa University, Zimbabwe; a Bachelor of Philosophy (Hons) from Arrupe Jesuit School of Philosophy; and a Diploma in Pastoral Studies from Bishop Gaul College, Harare. He has served as the Incumbent of the Parish of St. Stephen’s Ottawa since 2017. Fr. George is married to Epiphania and they have two teen-aged children, Simba and Ropa.