▁College , ▁Toronto , ▁which ▁she ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁Y ale ▁Div inity ▁School ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Ord ained ▁min istry ▁Matt he ws ▁u ph olds ▁a ▁gener ous ▁orth odox y ▁( call ing ▁for ▁a ▁radical , ▁Christ - center ed ▁orth odox y ▁expressed ▁as ▁miss ional ▁faith ▁and ▁practice ) ▁and ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁Ang lo - C atholic ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁Matt he ws ▁became ▁a ▁de acon ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁educ ator ▁and ▁a ▁parish ▁priest ▁until ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁epis cop ate . ▁Mat he ws ▁began ▁chair ing ▁the ▁Pr imate ' s ▁The ological ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁She ▁also ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Task ▁Force ▁on ▁Altern ate ▁Epis cop al ▁O vers ight . ▁ ▁Epis cop al ▁min istry ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁she ▁was ▁Su ff rag an ▁( Ass istant ) ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Toronto , ▁for ▁the ▁Cred it ▁Valley ▁area . ▁She ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁bishop ▁in ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁of ▁Canada