Leonard Whitten was the

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, Canada from 1997 to 2004. Educated at the

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and

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in 1962 he had previously served at Channel - Port aux Basques,

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and

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.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76'' London: Oxford University Press, 1976

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1937 births Memorial University of Newfoundland alumni Anglican bishops of Western Newfoundland 21st-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Living people {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub