Diocesan Bishop – Alexander Pryor

Born in Newfoundland and Labrador, Alexander Roy Pryor grew up immersed in the rhythms of church life, accompanying his first service as organist at age nine and later serving as a eucharistic assistant from his early teen years. He earned dual music degrees—BMus in organ and a BMusEd in choral, instrumental, and classroom music—at Memorial University. Following a teaching placement in the UK, he entered Nashotah House Theological Seminary in Wisconsin, completing an MDiv in 2014. There, he became a key figure in liturgical music education and the youngest faculty member since the college’s original founders, directing chapel services, founding the Church Musicians Workshop, and integrating sacred music into Nashotah’s hybrid programs, serving there as a teacher, priest, and administrator until 2019. In 2019 he was appointed rector of St. John’s Anglican in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, and in 2022 he was appointed Executive Archdeacon of the Diocese of the Arctic, overseeing mission, administration, and education from Yellowknife. In that role, he worked extensively in re-organizing diocesan finances and focusing in on the mission of the Diocese. He’s been key in efforts such as the Arctic Anglican Development Corporation aimed at sustainable community buildings, low-power radio broadcasting in Inuktitut from St. Jude’s Cathedral, and he also co-authored the curriculum for the Arthur Turner Training School and the diocesan Family Discipleship and Baptism Preparation course. Elected Diocesan Bishop on May 9, 2025, Pryor becomes the seventh bishop to lead the Arctic diocese’s 49 parishes across 4 million km². Married to Kristina and a father of four, he balances clergy life with a passion for music, studying theology, and time spent outside, especially fishing or hunting grouse and ptarmigan.

Bishop Alexander has overall responsibility for the Diocese, though shares this responsibility with the suffragan bishops for the central and eastern regions. He will travel and minsiter to the whole diocese. Based in Yellowknife, his regional travel will include the Kitikmeot and Mackenzie Delta regions, whose hubs are Yellowknife and Inuvik, as well as parts of the High Arctic deanery, in essence, those parts not under the responsibility of a regional suffragan bishop.

Suffragan Bishop – Ann Martha Keenainak

Born in Pangnirtung on Baffin Island, Ann Martha Keenainak is an Inuk minister whose life journey has woven faith, culture, and leadership together. Originally from Pangnirtung, her upbringing was rooted in a vibrant blend of Inuit traditions, community, and resilience. From 1996 to 2015, Ann Martha held several roles across Nunavut—including RCMP officer, heavy equipment operator, and cargo agent—which grounded her deeply in northern life. In 2016, she enrolled at the Arthur Turner Training School (ATTS) in Iqaluit, initially seeking deeper spiritual growth. A transformative moment during a class trip to Jerusalem—listening to the Gospel in Gethsemane— led her to pursue ordination. Ordained deacon in 2018 and priest in 2020, she served in Salluit, Kuujjuaq, and Pangnirtung—ministering even over radio in Inuktitut during the pandemic. As regional dean of South Baffin and ATTS instructor since 2019, she has taught courses bilingually and represented the diocese at international conferences, including Cairo, Egypt. Elected suffragan bishop on May 9, 2025, and consecrated on May 11, she now serves the Diocese of the Arctic’s northern communities with insight, compassion, and a gift for building trust across isolation and culture. A single mother of three adult children and a musician who has performed at the Pangnirtung Music Festival, she embodies the fusion of faith, Inuit heritage, and northern community life.

Bishop Ann Martha is based in Iqaluit, and takes regional responsibility for Baffin Island and parts of the High Arctic.

Senior Suffragan Bishop – Annie Ittoshat

The Right Reverend Annie Napartuk Ittoshat (b. 1970 in Kuujjuarapik, Quebec) was elected Suffragan Bishop in 2019, and continues to serve this diocese with deep cultural insight and spiritual commitment. Raised in a community undergoing forced relocation, Annie witnessed the struggles of her people firsthand—sled dogs destroyed, family separation, and intergenerational trauma—which profoundly shaped her resilient and pastoral heart. Her journey into ministry began after moving south with her husband, Noah, to study social sciences at John Abbott College. During her time in Montreal, she felt a compelling call to ordained ministry. She later studied at the Arthur Turner Training School in Pangnirtung. She completed her Master of Divinity at Toronto’s Wycliffe College in 2013, becoming the first Inuk woman to do so. Annie was ordained deacon in 2006 and priest soon after. She served Inuit congregations in Pangnirtung, Kangiqsujuaq, and Verdun (southern Quebec), including establishing an Inuktitut-speaking church in Montreal. In recognition of her impact, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from Wycliffe in May 2021. Residing in Salluit, Quebec, Bishop Ittoshat continues her dual role as suffragan bishop and parish minister at St. James. Through her journey Annie Ittoshat exemplifies the blending of faith, cultural resilience, and compassionate leadership in the Arctic.

As the senior Suffragan Bishop, she has certain legal responsibilities within the diocesan corporation, and in the absence of the Diocesan. She takes regional responsibility for the parishes in Nunavik. Nunavik’s southern travel hub is Montreal.

Suffragan Bishop – Jared Osborn

The Right Reverend Jared Osborn (b. April 23, 1986, Maryland) brings a dynamic blend of Northern mission and Southern roots to his role as Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of the Arctic. Originally trained as a software engineer at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Jared and his wife, Rebecca, later followed their divine calling to ministry, earning M.Div. degrees from Trinity School for Ministry in Pennsylvania.
In July 2015, the Osborns were ordained deacons and soon relocated to Iqaluit as clergy on mission in the Arctic. After his priestly ordination in May 2016, Jared served at St. Jude’s Cathedral, learning Inuktitut, and in 2019 became Priest-in- Charge of Holy Comforter Anglican Church in Rankin Inlet and Regional Dean of Kivalliq. Beyond parish ministry, he is an instructor at the Arthur Turner Training School and a volunteer firefighter—earning the 2025 Spotlight Award as Fire Officer of the Year in Rankin Inlet. His deep community roots reflect his belief in “being there for the long haul… to see what we can figure out” in supporting isolated northern residents. On May 9, 2025, Jared was elected Suffragan Bishop alongside Ann Martha Keenainak, and consecrated on May 11 in Edmonton. As one of three suffragans, he now serves to strengthen clergy formation, promote local leadership, and uplift communities across the vast Arctic diocese. Jared and Rebecca currently live in Rankin Inlet with their three daughters, embodying a life of family, faith, and steadfast service in Canada’s North.

Bishop Jared takes regional responsibility for the churches in the Kivalliq region. That’s the region in the central Arctic for whom Winnipeg is their southern travel hub.