Mark Whittall

An image of Mark Whittall, the Christian (Anglican) Chaplain at the Spirituality Centre.

Christian (Anglican) Chaplain

Rev. Mark Whittall is the pastor of Trinity Anglican Church, 1230 Bank Street in Old Ottawa South, just steps from the campus of Carleton University. Mark is an ordained priest of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa and serves as Archdeacon of Ottawa Centre. He has been a Chaplain at Carleton since 2017. Mark is an engineer by training with graduate degrees in Theoretical Physics and in Development Economics from Oxford University. His first career was as an engineer, executive and CEO in the high-tech sector. Mark left his business career to pursue the study of theology at St. Paul University in Ottawa. He has served as a Lecturer in the History of Science, was ordained in 2008, and following three years in the parish of Huntley, he was tasked with building a new congregation at St. Albans Church in 2011. Mark is the author of two books, ReInvention: Stories from an Urban Church (2016) and ReImagine: Preaching in the Present Tense (2017). He was appointed the incumbent priest of Trinity Anglican Church in 2021. He and his family live in Old Ottawa South and Mark is an avid fan and season ticket holder for Carleton Ravens Basketball. Mark parle couramment l’anglais et le français. Go Ravens! Visit Mark’s website.

Office Hours

Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please email him for additional times.