MacPherson was born in
Winnipeg,
Manitoba on July 24, 1940. He moved to the
United States with his family when he was a teenager. He studied at
Cypress College and was a manager in the books division of the
Times Mirror Company. He then perused theological studies at Bloy House, The Episcopal Theological School at Los Angeles and was ordained deacon February 1980 and priest in September of the same year by Bishop
Robert C. Rusack of Los Angeles. He initially served as a chaplain at the Episcopal Hospital of the Good Samaritan in
Los Angeles between 1978 and 1980, and then became vicar-in-charge of St John's Church in
La Verne, California. Between 1986 and 1988 he was rector of St Raphael's Church in
Chino Valley, California In 1988 he also became canon to the ordinary in the
Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, while in 1993, he became canon to the ordinary in the
Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, where he remained until 1999. He was then elected Suffragan Bishop of Dallas on June 5, 1999 on the second ballot. He consecrated bishop on October 9, 1999 by Bishop
William E. Smalley of Kansas. On April 20, 2002, he was elected Coadjutor
Bishop of Western Louisiana and was installed as such on September 14, 2002 in
St Mark's Cathedral. He shortly after succeeded as diocesan bishop and remained in office until his retirement in July 2012. ==Views==