Gary Gordon

Gary M. Gordon is a Canadian Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in May 22, 1982, Gordon was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse, Canada in early 2006. Born on June 10, 1957, in Burnaby, B.C., Bishop Gordon studied at the Seminary of Christ the King, Mission, B.C.; at St. Jerome College, University of Waterloo, Ontario; and at St. Peter's Seminary, London, Ontario. Ordained to the priesthood on May 22, 1982, for the Archdiocese of Vancouver, he was named Bishop of Whitehorse on January 5, 2006. Prior to his appointment as Bishop in 2006, Bishop Gordon had served several parishes throughout British Columbia, including Vancouver, Chilliwack and Mission. He also served as the Pacific regional representative of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops with the Interfaith Committee on Chaplaincy of the Correctional Service of Canada, and was the CCCB principal liaison and spokesperson on the Interfaith Committee. Since 2007, Bishop Gordon has been the CCCB Bishop ponens for Catholics involved in prison chaplaincy and pastoral services.