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Oratory Of The Good Shepherd
The Oratory of the Good Shepherd (OGS) is a dispersed international religious community, within the Anglican Communion. Members of the oratory are bound together by a common rule and discipline, which requires consecrated celibacy, and are strengthened by prayer and fellowship; they do not normally live together in community but meet regularly in chapter and retreat and report to one another on their keeping of the rule. The spirit of the oratory is expressed in its "Seven Notes", which call the brethren to fellowship, stewardship of gifts and possessions, love, labour of the mind and to a life of joy and thanksgiving. The Rule of the Oratory requires celibacy, a regular account of spending and direction of life. The rule commits the brethren of OGS to: * praying for one another by name each day * daily Eucharist, where possible * morning and evening prayer * and to an hour of private prayer In addition, 'Labour of the Mind' is a characteristic of the oratory, and members are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Diocese Of Quebec
The Anglican Diocese of Quebec was founded by Letters Patent in 1793 and is a part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada, in turn a province of the Anglican Communion. In 1842, her jurisdiction was described as " Canada East" or "Lower Canada" (technically an historical term in 1842). The diocese comprises 720,000 square kilometres and took its present shape in 1850 with the carving off of what is now the Diocese of Montreal. It includes a territory of west to east from Magog to the Gaspe and the Magdalen Islands, south to north from the United States border to Kawawachikamach and several communities along the Lower North Shore. The diocesan office is located in Quebec City, as is Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral, completed in 1804. The diocese counts approximately 3,000 Anglican faithful who gather in 73 congregations as of 2017. With both the dioceses of Quebec and Montreal having fewer than 10,000 members and decreasing numbers, discussio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Myers (bishop)
Bruce Joseph Andrew Myers (born December 16, 1972) has been the thirteenth Anglican Diocese of Quebec, Bishop of Quebec since 2017. Born the fifth and youngest child of Charles Harry Myers (1932–2003) and Marion Beverly Coleman (1938–), Myers has four older siblings, Tracy Lee, Charles Edward, Lesley-Anne (Gold), and Gary. Myers was educated at the University of Toronto. After a decade as a journalist with CJAD he was ordained in 2004. He served at Quebec City and Îles-de-la-Madeleine (provincial electoral district), Îles-de-la-Madeleine before his election as bishop. References Anglican bishops of Quebec 21st-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Living people 1972 births University of Toronto alumni {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Walker (bishop)
Edward William Murray "Dominic" Walker OGS DL (born 28 June 1948) is a retired Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Reading, an area bishop, from 1997 to 2002 and Bishop of Monmouth from 2003 to 2013. Early life Walker was the eldest child to a Welsh mother and English father. He was brought up on Dartmoor. He was educated at Plymouth College King's College London (where he trained for the priesthood and gained an Associateship of King's College or AKC), Heythrop College in London (gaining a postgraduate Master of Arts in 1997) and the University of Wales (becoming a Master of Laws ). Ordained ministry Walker was ordained priest in 1972. He began his ministry with a curacy at St Faith's Southwark after which he was domestic chaplain to Mervyn Stockwood, Bishop of Southwark; rector of Newington St Mary; Team Rector of St Peter, St Nicholas & the Chapel Royal Brighton, Rural Dean of Brighton and a canon and prebendary of Chichester Cathedral. Walker is a member of the Orator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Mason (bishop)
Kenneth Bruce Mason Order of Australia, AM (September 4, 1928 - December 20, 2018) was an Anglican bishop in Australia. Mason was educated at the University of Queensland and ordained in 1953. His first position was as a curate at Gilgandra. He then held Vicar, incumbencies at Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin and Alice Springs. From 1965 to 1968 he was Dean (religion), Dean of Trinity College, Melbourne. As a professed member of the Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd, Mason was known as "Brother Aiden" until his consecration as a bishop. On 24 February 1968, at St John's Cathedral (Brisbane), he was consecrated to the episcopate to serve as the Anglican Diocese of The Northern Territory, Bishop of the Northern Territory, a position he held until 1983. From 1983 to 1993 Mason was chairman of the Australian Board of Missions (now called the Anglican Board of Mission - Australia). In retirement, Mason regularly attended St James' Church, Sydney, where a Requiem Eucharist was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry R
Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (father of Portugal's first king) ** Prince Henry the Navigator, Infante of Portugal ** Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne * King of Germany **Henry the Fowler (876–936), first king of Germany * King of Scots (in name, at least) ** Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545/6–1567), consort of Mary, queen of Scots ** Henry Benedict Stuart, the 'Cardinal Duke of York', brother of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was hailed by Jacobites as Henry IX * Four kings of Castile: **Henry I of Castile **Henry II of Castile **Henry III of Castile **Henry IV of Castile * Five kings of France, spelt ''Henri'' in Modern French since the Renaissance to italianize the name and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John William Salt
John William Salt, OGS (30 October 1941 – 7 February 2017) was a British Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of St Helena from 1999 to 2011. He lived on the island of St Helena, which is situated in the South Atlantic. Early life Salt was born in the United Kingdom. Graduating with a Diploma of Theology (London) in 1965. Having previously studied at Kelham (1961), he was ordained deacon in 1966 and priest in 1967 in the Diocese of Carlisle where he served his first curacy. Salt served as a curate at St Matthew's, Harrogate Street, Barrow. Later, as Bishop of St Helena, he returned to preach in 2007 at a Choral Evensong marking the 40th anniversary of the new church. Ministry in Africa In 1970, Salt went to southern Africa to the parish of Mohales Hoek in the Diocese of Lesotho. In 1971 he was appointed assistant chaplain and master at St Agnes' School in Teyateyaneng, thereafter serving at the Cathedral of St Mary and St James in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. In 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ruston (bishop)
John Harry Gerald Ruston OGS (1 October 1934 - 27 April 2010) was the 13th Bishop of St Helena from 1991 to 1999. He was previously Bishop Suffragan of Pretoria. Early life Ruston was born 1 October 1934 and grew up at Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, where he was associated with the Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Sunnyside, before, during and just after World War II. Education and early career Ruston studied at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1952 and a Master of Arts degree in 1956. He also attended Ely Theological College in 1952. Ruston was ordained a deacon in 1954 and a priest in 1955 in the Diocese of Leicester where he served a curacy at St Andrew's Leicester from 1954 to 1957. He furthered his theological studies at Cuddesdon, where he was also a tutor, from 1957 to 1961. South Africa Going to South Africa, Ruston was curate of Sekhukhuneland from 1967 to 1970, serving simultaneously as principal of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Hill (bishop)
Henry Gordon Hill (14 December 1921 – 21 October 2006) was the Anglican Bishop of Ontario from 1975 until 1981. He was educated at Queen's University, Kingston and St John’s College, Cambridge. He was ordained Deacon in 1948; and Priest in 1950. His first posts were curacies in Belleville and Adolphustown. He was then Chaplain of St John’s College, Cambridge from 1952 to 1955 and then held a further curacy at Wisbech. After this he was in the incumbencies at Reddendale and then an Academic at the University of Windsor until his elevation to the episcopate. In 1980, he was selected by Robert Runcie, the Archbishop of Canterbury to be his successor as the co-chair of the international Anglican-Orthodox joint discourse discussion. Hill’s obituary states that "he was the Episcopal Visitor of the Community of Jesus in Cape Cod, MA and had close connections with the Grenville Christian College Grenville Christian College is a former private boarding school located in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Briggs (bishop)
George Cardell Briggs (6 September 191015 March 2004) was the first Bishop of The Seychelles. Born in Warrington, Briggs was educated at Worksop College and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. After studying at Cuddesdon College he was ordained deacon in 1934 and priest in 1935. He was a curate of St Alban's, Stockport until 1937 when he became a missionary priest in the Diocese of Masabi, Tanzania. In 1939 he became a member of the Oratory of the Good Shepherd. He was the Archdeacon of Newala from 1955 to 1964 and then Rector of St Alban's Dar-es-Salaam until 1969 when he became Warden of St Cyprian's Theological College, Masasi, his last post before ordination to the episcopate. He resigned his See in 1979 and returned to England as Assistant Bishop of Derby; he went to Mauritius the next year. He was afterwards an assistant priest in Mwatara, Tanzania, and an honorary assistant bishop An assistant bishop in the Anglican Communion is a bishop appointed to assist a dio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Selby Taylor
Robert Selby Taylor (1 March 1909 – 23 April 1995) was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century. Selby Taylor was educated at Harrow and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1933, his first post was a curacy at St Olave's Church, York. He then emigrated to Africa to become a Missionary Priest in the Diocese of Northern Rhodesia, rising to become principal of its diocesan theological college and then in 1951 bishop of the diocese. Translated to Pretoria a decade later and Grahamstown in 1959 he was appointed Archbishop of Cape Town in 1964. Ten years later he announced his retirement but in 1979 he was petitioned to return to a part of his first diocese and serve as Bishop of Central Zambia. In 1983 he was honoured by The Queen (made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire) and in 1991, the Archbishop of Canterbury conferred on him the Lambeth Doctorate of Divinity to mark his fifty years of service in the episcopate. A Sub Prelate of the Order of St Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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