Alexander Henry O’Neil (23 July 1907 – 21 October 1997) was the 5th

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and later the 13th Metropolitan of Canada.
He was educated at

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and

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in 1930. He was Principal at Huron College then

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of The British and Foreign Bible Society. He was consecrated

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on 25 January 1957Anglican Church of Canada
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in 1963; and retired from both posts in 1971.

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1907 births People from Warwick University of Manitoba alumni Anglican bishops of Fredericton 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Metropolitans of Canada 20th-century Anglican archbishops 1997 deaths {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub