John Charles Bothwell (29 June 192628 January 2014) was a

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and

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in the second half of the 20th century.Bishop John Bothwell dies at 87
Retrieved January 30, 2014. Bothwell was educated at

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and

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in 1951. His first ministry position was at St James’ Cathedral, Toronto. He was then made senior assistant priest at

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before incumbencies at Oakville,

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and

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. He was Director of Programs for the

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and then its

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. He was the

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Bishop of Niagara from 1973 to 1985 and

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of Niagara and

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from then until 1991. From 1991 to 2003 he was Chancellor of

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. Bothwell retired to

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, and died in 2014 at

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