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Bishop Of Athabasca
The Anglican Diocese of Athabasca is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada, in the northern half of the civil province of Alberta. It was created in 1874 by the division into four parts of the original Diocese of Rupert's Land. The Synod of the Diocese of Athabasca was organized in 1876. The diocese was then itself subdivided in 1892 to create the new dioceses of Selkirk (later renamed Yukon) and Mackenzie River and in 1933 to create the Diocese of The Arctic (which subsumed Mackenzie River). The see city is Peace River. The diocese has had at least two other See Cities: Fort Simpson and Fort Vermilion. The bishop resided for a considerable period at Athabasca Landing, but it is not certain whether it was ever his "seat". Other cities in the diocese are Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray. The diocesan bishop is David Greenwood, a priest in the diocese since 2015, who was elected 12th Bishop of Athabasca by the Diocesan Synod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The majority of Anglicans are members of national or regional ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, which forms the third-largest Christian communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. These provinces are in full communion with the See of Canterbury and thus with the Archbishop of Canterbury, whom the communion refers to as its '' primus inter pares'' (Latin, 'first among equals'). The Archbishop calls the decennial Lambeth Conference, chairs the meeting of primates, and is the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Young
Richard Young may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Richard Young (cinematographer) (1939–2010), American cinematographer *Richard Young (photographer) (born 1947), English society and celebrity photographer *Richard Young (actor) (born 1955), American film and television actor * Richard Young, member of The Kentucky Headhunters Politics *Sir Richard Young, 1st Baronet (–1651), English politician * Richard Young (New York congressman) (1846–1935), House Representative for New York state *Richard D. Young (born 1942), state senator for Indiana * Richard M. Young (1798–1861), senator from Illinois *Richard Young (MP) (1809–1871), British Liberal politician Religion * Richard Young (bishop of Rochester) (died 1418), 15th-century bishop * Richard Younge or Young (fl. 1640–1670), Calvinist tract writer *Richard Young (bishop of Athabasca) (1843–1905), Canadian bishop Sports *Ricky Ortiz (born 1975), professional wrestler born Richard Young * Richard Young (footballer), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Diocese Of Saskatoon
The Diocese of Saskatoon is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada. Its territory is a band across the middle of the province of Saskatchewan. It was separated from the in 1933. The motto of the diocese is '' - Lift up your hearts'', a phrase from the service of . The cathedral church i [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Wood
Roland Arthur Wood (1 January 1933 – 17 September 2002) was an Anglican bishop. He was educated at Bishop's University, Lennoxville, and ordained in 1958.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76'' London: Oxford University Press, 1976 He began his career as Assistant Curate at St Matthew's, Winnipeg after which he was Rector Christ Church, Selkirk. From 1964 to 1967 he was an Assistant Priest at St John's Cathedral, Saskatoon and then Rector of Holy Trinity Church, Yorkton until 1971. Next he was Rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Saskatoon) for a decade and then Bishop of Saskatoon from 1981 until 1993. Finally he was Rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ... of St James' Cathedral and Dean of Athabasca until 1998. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Of Calgary
The Dean of Calgary is an Anglican dean in the Anglican Diocese of Calgary of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land, based at Cathedral Church of the Redeemer, Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin .... Incumbents have been : References {{DEFAULTSORT:Deans Of Calgary, List of Anglican Church of Canada deans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraser Lawton
Fraser Lawton is currently RectorThe Church of St. Dunstan(Episcopal), and Assisting Bishop, Diocese of Dallas. Formerly, he was the 11th the Anglican Bishop of Athabasca Retrieved December 21, 2010. from 2009-2019, and before that, rector of St Thomas' Anglican Church in , Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ... .
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John Clarke (bishop)
John Robert Clarke (born 27 July 1938) is a retired bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada. Clarke was educated at the University of Western Ontario and ordained in 1963. His first positions were as a curate at St Michael and All Angels', Toronto, and then priest in charge of the Church of the Apostles in Moosonee until 1984. He was then appointed Archdeacon of the Diocese of Athabasca in 1984 and its diocesan bishop in 1992. He was also Metropolitan of Rupert's Land Rupert's Land (french: Terre de Rupert), or Prince Rupert's Land (french: Terre du Prince Rupert, link=no), was a territory in British North America which comprised the Hudson Bay drainage basin; this was further extended from Rupert's Land t ... from 2003 until 2009. References 1938 births University of Western Ontario alumni Anglican bishops of Athabasca 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops 21st-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Metropolitans of Rupert's Land 21st-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Woolsey
Gary Frederick Woolsey was an Anglican bishop in Canada whose ministry focused on serving the spiritual needs of First Nation people in central Canada. Woolsey was born on 16 March 1942 to Bill and Dorene Woolsey in Brantford, Ontario. In 1967 he began his ministry as a priest-pilot in the Diocese of Keewatin. Later he held incumbencies at Big Trout Lake, Norway House and Churchill. From 1980 to 1983 he was Archdeacon of Keewatin when he was ordained to the episcopate as the 9th Bishop of Athabasca, a post he held until 1991. In retirement Woolsey was an honorary assistant bishop in Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin .... Woolsey died October 18, 2013, in Calgary. Personal life Woolsey married Marie Tooker in 1977. They had four children. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Crabb
Frederick Hugh Wright Crabb was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century. Born in Luppitt, Devon on 24 April 1915, he was educated at the University of London and ordained in 1939. His first posts were curacies in Teignmouth and Plymouth after which he was a missionary in Sudan until 1951. He was Vice Principal of the London College of Divinity from 1951 until 1957 and then Principal of the College of Emmanuel and St Chad, Saskatoon for a further 10 years. He then held two incumbencies in Calgary before being appointed Bishop of Athabasca in 1975. He was also Metropolitan of Rupert's Land Rupert's Land (french: Terre de Rupert), or Prince Rupert's Land (french: Terre du Prince Rupert, link=no), was a territory in British North America which comprised the Hudson Bay drainage basin; this was further extended from Rupert's Land t ... from 1977 and retired in 1982. Crabb died on 24 February 2007. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Pierce
Reginald James Pierce was a Canadian Anglican bishop in the 20th century. He was born in 1909, educated at the University of Saskatchewan and ordained Deacon in 1932. In 1934 he was ordained Priest and became Priest in charge of Colinton, Alberta. After this he was Rural Dean of Grande Prairie and then Rector of South Saanich. Further incumbencies followed in Calgary and Winnipeg before his ordination in 1950 to the episcopate as the 7th Bishop of Athabasca The Anglican Diocese of Athabasca is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada, in the northern half of the civil province of Alberta. It was created in 1874 by the division into four parts of the .... He retired in 1974 and died on 11 January 1992. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Sovereign
Arthur Henry Sovereign FRGS (188116 May 1966) was an Anglican priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ... in the mid-20th century. He was born in Woodstock, Ontario in 1881 and educated at the University of Toronto. Ordained in 1906, his first post was as a Curate at Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver after which he was Rector of St Mark's, Vancouver. He was Professor of Divinity at the Vancouver School of Theology, Anglican Theological College, Vancouver from 1930 until his appointment to the episcopate as Anglican Diocese of Yukon, Bishop of Yukon in 1932, but only held the post for ten months. From then''Ecclesiastical News'' The Times Wednesday, Jul 05, 1933; pg. 19; Issue 46488; col D until 1950 he was Anglican Diocese of Athabasca, Bishop of Athabasca. Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Renison
Robert John Renison (8 September 1875 – 6 October 1957) was an Irish-born Anglican bishop who worked in Canada. Renison was born in Cashel, County Tipperary into an ecclesiastical family on 8 September 1875 and educated at Trinity College School and the University of Toronto. Ordained in 1896, his first position was as a curate at the Church of the Messiah, Toronto, after which he was a missionary at Fort Albany. He was the Archdeacon of Moosonee and, after World War I service, the Archdeacon of Hamilton. He was then rector of Christ Church, Vancouver until 1929 when he became Dean of New Westminster. In 1931 he was elected Bishop of Athabasca but only held the post for a year. From then until 1943 he was rector of St Paul's Toronto when he became the Bishop of Moosonee. In 1952 he became the Metropolitan of Ontario, a position he held until retirement in 1954. He died on 6 October 1957. Renison University College in Waterloo, Ontario Waterloo is a city in the Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
