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William Henry Moorhead (1882–1962) was the fourth Bishop of Fredericton. He was born in
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in Ireland, educated at Bishops University and ordained in 1912. He was a
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at St Peter, Sherbrooke then a
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to the CEF until 1919. He then held incumbencies at St Luke's,
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and St Paul, Saint John, New Brunswick until 1936 when he became Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton. Three years later he ascended to the episcopate, retiring in 1956.Cathedral Web-site
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1882 births Christian clergy from County Longford Bishop's University alumni Deans of Fredericton Anglican bishops of Fredericton 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops 1962 deaths Canadian military chaplains World War I chaplains {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub