Joseph Lofthouse Jr. (1880–1962) was an
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
bishop in the 20th century.
Lofthouse was born on 17 March 1880. He was educated at the
University of Toronto and ordained in 1907.
[ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP, 1941] He was
Incumbent of St James'
Rainy River then a
canon of St Alban's Pro-Cathedral,
Keewatin, then a
domestic and examining chaplain to the
Bishop of Keewatin
The Diocese of Keewatin was a diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada. As of 1 August 2014, it no longer had any territorial jurisdiction, but it continued to exist as a legal entity until 30 September 2015, when it was formally closed.
Former ...
and
Archdeacon
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of
Kenora
Kenora (), previously named Rat Portage (french: Portage-aux-Rats), is a city situated on the Lake of the Woods in Ontario, Canada, close to the Manitoba boundary, and about east of Winnipeg by road. It is the seat of Kenora District.
The his ...
before succeeding him in 1938.
Lofthouse retired in 1953 and died on 13 July 1962.
See also
Joseph Lofthouse
Joseph Lofthouse, Sr., (18 December 1855 – 16 December 1933) was a Canadian Anglican bishop in the early 20th century.
He was born in Yorkshire, went to Canada in 1882, was ordained in 1883 and began his ministry as a missionary at York Fac ...
References
1880 births
1962 deaths
20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops
University of Toronto alumni
Anglican archdeacons in North America
Anglican bishops of Keewatin
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