The Rt. Rev. Julian Dobbs
Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word
Bishop Julian Dobbs, his wife Brenda, and their three children are natives of New Zealand and have resided in Virginia since 2006. He was ordained in 1991 and went on to plant three congregations and served as the rector of the fastest growing congregation in New Zealand. Amongst his public outreach ministries in that country, he hosted a weekly 60-minute television program.
Elected and consecrated as a bishop in the Church of Nigeria in 2011, he was tasked to lead as Missionary Bishop Nigeria's mission in the United States, the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA). Under his leadership, CANA was divided into several dioceses of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), CANA East, CANA West, and the Missionary Diocese of the Trinity. These dioceses enjoyed dual jurisdiction in both the Church of Nigeria and the ACNA, and Bishop Dobbs sat in the College of Bishops of both churches as the Missionary Bishop of CANA and the Diocesan Bishop of CANA East. In May of 2019, CANA East reaffirmed its commitment to the ACNA and changed its name to the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word.
Within the ACNA, Bishop Dobbs is a member of the Archbishop Foley's Cabinet for both provincial and global concerns: he is the Chair of the Task Force on Engagement with Islam & Religious Freedom, is a former member of the Governance Task Force and Archbishop's Executive Committee.
As Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word, Dobbs leads clergy and congregations primarily in the eastern United States. He is passionate about the saving power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is committed to empowering congregations, supporting clergy, transforming injustice, inspiring local and global mission, and planting churches.
For more information about the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word, click here.
Elected and consecrated as a bishop in the Church of Nigeria in 2011, he was tasked to lead as Missionary Bishop Nigeria's mission in the United States, the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA). Under his leadership, CANA was divided into several dioceses of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), CANA East, CANA West, and the Missionary Diocese of the Trinity. These dioceses enjoyed dual jurisdiction in both the Church of Nigeria and the ACNA, and Bishop Dobbs sat in the College of Bishops of both churches as the Missionary Bishop of CANA and the Diocesan Bishop of CANA East. In May of 2019, CANA East reaffirmed its commitment to the ACNA and changed its name to the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word.
Within the ACNA, Bishop Dobbs is a member of the Archbishop Foley's Cabinet for both provincial and global concerns: he is the Chair of the Task Force on Engagement with Islam & Religious Freedom, is a former member of the Governance Task Force and Archbishop's Executive Committee.
As Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word, Dobbs leads clergy and congregations primarily in the eastern United States. He is passionate about the saving power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is committed to empowering congregations, supporting clergy, transforming injustice, inspiring local and global mission, and planting churches.
For more information about the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word, click here.