Paul Idlout, a Canadian Inuk Anglican bishop and former police constable, died on December 31, 2025.
Born on April 21, 1935, in Pond Inlet, Northwest Territories, he was raised in a traditional Inuit hunting culture and was a young man when his family was relocated to the high Arctic in the 1950s. He later served as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable before training for ordained ministry in the 1980s and becoming a priest.
In 1996, he became the first Inuk to be made an Anglican bishop and the third Indigenous Anglican bishop in Canada. He retired as suffragan bishop of the Diocese of the Arctic in 2004.
Paul Ullatitaq Idlout (April 21, 1935 – December 31, 2025) was a Canadian police constable and Anglican bishop. Born and raised in a traditional Inuit hunting culture, he was a young man when his family was relocated to the high Arctic in the 1950s. Idlout was among the group of hunters who appeared on the Canadian $2 banknote as part of the Scenes of Canada series in the 1970s. After a career as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable, Idlout trained for ordained ministry in the 1980s and was ordained a priest. In 1996, he became the first Inuk to be made an Anglican bishop and the third indigenous Anglican bishop in Canada. He retired as suffragan bishop of the Diocese of the Arctic in 2004.