Kenneth Lyle Genge (born 25 October 1933) is a

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retired

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. Genge was educated at the

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and

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in 1958. He held incumbencies at Fort Pitt, Shellbrook,

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and St Michael and All Angels'

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. He was a conference retreat centre director from 1985 to 1988 when he became the Bishop of Edmonton. He retired in 1996.

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