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James Byers Gibson (31 January 1881 – 25 July 1952) was the fourth
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Bishop of Caledonia in
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. Gibson was educated at Emmanuel College,
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and
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in 1911. He held incumbencies at St Cuthbert's
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,"The Clergy List", London, Kelly’s, 1913 St John's Lloydminster, Christ Church, Anyox, British Columbia and St James's
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before becoming Dean of Caledonia in 1928, a position he held until his ordination to the
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1881 births Anglican Church of Canada deans Anglican bishops of Caledonia 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops 1952 deaths {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub