The Very Rev. Christopher M. Klukas was elected to be the first Bishop Coadjutor of the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes on October 17, 2026. He is awaiting the consent of the College of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America. With their approval he will (God willing) be consecrated in the Spring of 2026 and will eventually succeed Bp. Mark Engel as our fourth Bishop Ordinary.

Fr. Christopher has served as Rector of St. Andrew's Anglican Church in Lewis Center, Ohio, since 2022, where he has led the congregation through a season of flourishing marked by growth in discipleship, worship, organizational health, and mission. Under his leadership, St. Andrew's launched the Alpha Course to cultivate a culture of evangelism and Spirit-led ministry, incubated Epiphany Anglican Church as a new congregation near the campus of The Ohio State University, and initiated the "Expanding our Welcome" campaign, raising nearly $1.2 million for the renovation and expansion of the church's building, which is now under construction. He serves the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes as President of the Standing Committee and as Area Dean of Central and Southern Ohio.

Fr. Christopher is a lifelong Anglican, growing up in a clergy family and discipled through the ministry of a variety of Anglican Churches both high and low. He came to personal faith and repentance at the age of 16 during a diocesan youth retreat in Pittsburgh, PA, and heard the Lord call him to ordained ministry at the same time.

Of his twenty years of ordained ministry, Fr. Christopher has served fourteen years as a rector in three different dioceses. He strengths are in preaching and teaching, parish revitalization, organizational health, theological education and formation, and collaborative strategic leadership.  In addition to his parish ministry, he has served as Canon for Communications for the Gulf Atlantic Diocese, and he directed communications and publishing at Trinity School for Ministry, where he also taught Prayerbook Leadership and the Anglican Way as an adjunct professor. He contributed to the ACNA Liturgical Task Force's development of the 2019 Book of Common Prayer, including early drafts of the baptismal and Holy Communion liturgies.

Fr. Christopher holds a Master of Divinity from Nashotah House Theological Seminary and a Diploma in Advanced Pastoral Leadership from Trinity Anglican Seminary, with doctoral work concentrated in liturgical catechesis and family discipleship. He is passionate about helping people find their place in the Kingdom of God and discover the riches of the Anglican tradition across its evangelical, catholic, and charismatic streams.

He is married to the Rev. Canon Carrie Klukas, and together they have six children. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, playing music, cooking, and photography.