Bishop James Njegovan of the diocese of Brandon has announced his retirement.
Last year the diocese took the rather unusual measure of suing the bishop’s son for stealing $350,000 of the diocese’s money. Just as gravity has little to do with the motion of falling objects, so the scandal has nothing to do with the retirement – says the bishop.
In a masterpiece of understatement, Njegovan muses that, for some, this will not be entirely unwelcome news. That is probably why the announcement was made on Palm Sunday: to coincide with the rejoicing.
From here:
On Palm Sunday, Bishop James Njegovan of the diocese of Brandon announced in a pastoral letter that effective July 31, 2015, he will be retiring after 13-and-a-half-years of episcopal service.
“For some this announcement may come as a surprise,” he said in the letter. But, he added, without elaborating, that for others “as much as I may regret it—it will not be entirely unwelcome news.”
In an interview with the Anglican Journal, Njegovan said there was no connection between his decision to retire and the diocesan lawsuit currently underway involving his son, Noah Njegovan. Bishop Njegovan’s episcopacy has faced challenges in the last two years since his son was charged with fraud for his alleged use of a diocesan business credit card for personal expenses during his time as diocesan archdeacon from 2009 to 2012. Although the Crown withdrew its charges against Noah Njegovan in 2014, the diocese subsequently launched a $350,000 civil lawsuit against him, claiming damages of $250,000 for fraud, breach of trust, breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation, and $100,000 for punitive and exemplary damages. The bishop has refrained from involvement or comment on the case, citing his personal relationship with his son.
Good news for what it’s worth
Poor chap. But his position was impossible.
I am surprised he didn’t get a promotion. There is still time.
Won’t miss Jim at all. His treatment of his predecessor ++Malcolm Harding was the pinnacle of his poor judgement. We were accused of “stealing” his members (his exact words to my wife). The exchanges between his wife and I on my blog became occasionally bizarre. Last I heard he was filling in for the retired Cathedral Dean who was eventually replaced by Nigel Packwood from up north. That delayed decision was probably financial considering the debt position of the Cathedral.
A shame. Bishop Conklin filled the seats, Jim emptied them.
Just another so-called bishop that should have been defrocked long ago. Clearly he had to know about the actions of his son and took no action whatever to stop it. He is nothing but an APOSTATE.
And son Noah has been re-arrested.