▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁H ilt z ▁was ▁elected ▁suff rag an ▁bishop ▁( an ▁assistant ▁bishop ▁without ▁an ▁automatic ▁right ▁of ▁succession ) ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁and ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island . ▁He ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁as ▁a ▁bishop ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁He ▁became ▁dioc es an ▁bishop ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁Ang lic an ▁co - ch air ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an - L uther an ▁International ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Pr imate ▁ ▁H ilt z ▁was ▁elected ▁prim ate ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁installed ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁prim ate ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁June . ▁The ▁Guardian ▁newspaper ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁liberal - lean ing ▁bishop . ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁moder ate ▁the ological ▁liberal ▁and ▁he ▁oppos es ▁the ▁death ▁penalty . ▁He ▁supports , ▁and ▁voted ▁in ▁favour ▁of , ▁the ▁bless ing ▁of ▁same - sex ▁un ions ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁General ▁Syn od ▁that ▁elected ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁H ilt z ▁has ▁undert aken ▁a ▁tele vised ▁joint ▁Christmas ▁message ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Luther an ▁Church ▁in ▁Canada , ▁carrying ▁into ▁greater ▁ful fill ment ▁past ▁declarations ▁of ▁Ang lic an – L uther an ▁solid ar ity . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0