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The Reverend Canon Ranjit K. Mathews, will be transitioning out of his current role as ECCT's Canon for Mission Advocacy, Racial Justice & Reconciliation and reorienting into the staff of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut as Canon to the Ordinary. He will begin his new role on October 1, 2023.
Ranjit served as Canon for Mission Advocacy, Racial Justice and Reconciliation for nearly two years here on the Bishop’s staff. He served as rector of St. James Episcopal Church in New London, CT. In 2019, he was named a Community Partner by the New London chapter of the NAACP. He previously served as Partnership Officer for Africa on the Presiding Bishop’s staff of The Episcopal Church. As such he functioned as a diplomat from The Episcopal Church and the Presiding Bishop to Anglican Provinces and dioceses in Africa south of the Sahara, working towards mutual mission priorities amongst Anglican/Episcopal partners in the region.
As clergy deputy from ECCT, Ranjit recently served as secretary of the Social Justice and International Policy Legislative Committee for the House of Deputies for the 80th General Convention and he Chairs the interim Task Force of Dialogue with South Sudanese Anglicans living in the diaspora. He is a board member of the Episcopal Evangelism Society and serves as clergy representative on The Episcopal Church’s delegation to the Anglican Consultative Council.
Ranjit lives with his spouse, Johanna, their two boys, Dhruv and Kabir, and their dog, Samara. He grew up in the Boston area and considers New England home. He loves national and local politics, pop culture, hip-hop, sports, and being out in nature. He wants to be a star tennis player and accomplished potter in his other life.
"I am grateful to Ranjit for accepting my call to serve as Canon to the Ordinary in ECCT. He brings immense experience to the position. He has served as a parish priest, on Diocesan staff, and in service to the larger Church,” said the Rt. Rev. Jeffrey Mello, Bishop Diocesan. "I am confident Ranjit will bring his experience and his passion for the future of the Church and ECCT to his role. In his role as Chief of Staff, Ranjit will bring a listening ear and already enjoys the trust and confidence of the staff at the Commons. As Canon to the Ordinary, he will be a skilled sounding board and advisor. On a personal note, Ranjit and I have been colleagues in ministry since our summer Clinical Pastoral Education Unit at the Chaplaincy Center in Providence, RI. I look forward to building on our foundation of mutual respect and trust. Please join me in welcoming Ranjit to this new role."
“I am moved by the trust that Bishop Mello has shown by offering me this position, and am excited to meet our parishes just where they are, supporting them as they seek to serve the Realm of God here in Connecticut," said The Rev. Cn. Ranjit K. Mathews. "And I continue to look forward to working with parishes across ECCT to further deepen God’s mission of love and justice, and further embody the Beloved Community.”
Contact Canon Ranjit:
rkmathews@episcopalct.org
203.639.3501 ext. 115
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