Doug was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He received his Bachelor of Theology (Honours) from Rhodes University (Grahamstown) and his Master of Applied Ethics (University of the Witwatersrand). He was ordained as Deacon in 1999 in St Mary’s Cathedral, Johannesburg and was ordained to the priesthood in 2000.
After serving in churches of the Diocese of Grahamstown and the Diocese of Johannesburg, he moved to the Diocese of Toronto in 2013. He has been Incumbent of the Parish of All Saints’, Collingwood, Ontario since 2013. Doug has served on the Diocese of Toronto Executive Board and as the Regional Dean of Nottawasaga. He is committed to a ministry of teaching, pastoral care, outreach, and social justice.
Doug is multilingual and enjoys reading, golf, skiing, kayaking and photography. He and his wife Vanessa are parents to Rebecca and Jason. He began at the Cathedral on August 15, 2022.
