Chris Dow

Chaplain

The Very Reverend Chris Dow joined Wycliffe in August 2024. He holds a BA in History and Political Studies from Queen’s, and an MDiv (Honours) from Wycliffe College.

Chris has served as the Rector of St Jude’s Cathedral, Iqaluit, and Dean of the Diocese of the Arctic since 2021. Before answering his call to the Arctic, Chris was for three years the Incumbent of St James’ Church in Caledon in the Diocese of Toronto, where he also served as Regional Dean. Prior to this, Chris spent five years as the Rector of the Parish of Birch Hills, Kinistino and Muskoday in the Diocese of Saskatchewan. He was a member of the 2016 General Synod. As a member of the Prayer Book Society he was instrumental in the composition and eventual General Synod endorsement of the prayer ’For Reconciliation with the Jews’ as a replacement for the Anglican Church’s prayer ‘For the Conversion of the Jews’. Chris’s ministry has involved ecumenical partnerships and the learning of Cree and Inuktitut languages.

As Wycliffe’s Chaplain, Chris will be responsible for the cultivation of a vibrant community life at the College that includes pastoral care for domestic, international and remote students and their families. Giving oversight to our daily chapel services and to our field education program, Chris will also coordinate fellowship groups and extra-curricular activities designed to broaden student experience and learning.

With 10 years’ parish ministry in the diverse settings of rural farming communities, a First Nations reservation in Saskatchewan, an affluent Toronto suburb, and the Eastern Arctic, Chris will be joining the Wycliffe Community with wife Amy, and their three children, Clara, Hannah and Abigail.