William Robert Coleman (16 August 1917 – 21 July 1992) was an

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in the 20th century. Coleman was educated at the

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and ordained in 1943. He began his career with a

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at the Church of the Epiphany, Sudbury. then its

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1943–45. He was then successively

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and

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and Principal of Huron College.College web-site
In 1961 he became Bishop of Kootenay, a post he held for four years.

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1917 births 1992 deaths University of Toronto alumni Academic staff of Bishop's University Anglican bishops of Kootenay 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub

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