Julian Dobbs
| The Right Reverend Julian Dobbs |
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| Missionary Bishop of CANA Bishop of CANA East |
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Julian Dobbs
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| Church | Anglican Church in North America/Church of Nigeria |
| Diocese | CANA/CANA East |
| In office | January 2014 - present (Missionary Bishop of CANA), May 2013 - present (Bishop of CANA East) |
| Predecessor | Martyn Minns (Missionary Bishop of CANA), office created (Bishop of CANA East) |
| Successor | incumbent (Missionary Bishop of CANA, Bishop of CANA East) |
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| Ordination | 1991 |
| Consecration | September 25, 2011 by Nicholas Okoh |
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| Born | 1967 |
Julian M. Dobbs (born 1967) is a New Zealand-born American bishop. He serves as the missionary bishop of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA), a dual jurisdiction of the Church of Nigeria and the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), and as the diocesan bishop of the Missionary Diocese of CANA East, a diocese of the ACNA. Dobbs' ministry as a bishop includes overseeing congregations and clergy and teaching on Christian-Muslim relations. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States on 7 February 2014.
Dobbs was born and raised in New Zealand, where he married his wife, Brenda, and had three children. In 1991, he was ordained in the Anglican Church in New Zealand. He has an L.Th., Th.M. and a D. D. He planted three congregations, led the fastest-growing congregation in New Zealand and hosted a weekly hour-long television show in Nelson.
In 2004, Dobbs became executive director at the Barnabas Fund, promoting awareness of the persecution of Christians around the world, particularly in Laos, Malaysia, Syria, Egypt and North Korea. In the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami, Dobbs' relief work in Aceh, Indonesia was recognised by the New Zealand government with the New Zealand Special Service Medal. In 2006, Dobbs and his family relocated to the Washington, D.C. area where he continued to work at the Barnabas Fund.
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