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Percy O'Driscoll
Percival Richard O'Driscoll (born 4 October 1934) is a Canadian Anglican bishop. O'Driscoll was educated at Bishop's University and he was ordained in 1964. He was a curate at St Matthias, Ottawa then at St John the Evangelist, Kitchener. He then held incumbencies at St Michael & All Angels, London and St Batholomew's, Sarnia. He was Dean of Huron (1980–86) and then its suffragan bishop from his election in 1987. In 1989, he became the coadjutor bishop, by which he automatically succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1991, serving until 1999. and also Metropolitan of Ontario for the last seven years of his episcopate A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who's Who
A Who's Who (or Who Is Who) is a reference work consisting of biographical entries of notable people in a particular field. The oldest and best-known is the annual publication ''Who's Who (UK), Who's Who'', a reference work on contemporary prominent people in Britain published annually since 1849. Notable examples by country * ''Who's Who (UK), Who's Who'', the oldest listing of prominent British people since 1849; people who have died since 1897 are listed in ''Who Was Who'' * ''Cambridge Who's Who'' (also known as ''Worldwide Who's Who''), a vanity publisher based in Uniondale, New York * ''Marquis Who's Who'', a series of books published since 1899 by Marquis, primarily listing prominent American people, but including ''Who's Who in the World'' * ''Who's Who in New Zealand'', twelve editions published at irregular intervals between 1908 and 1991 * ''Canadian Who's Who'', a listing of prominent Canadians since 1910 * ''Who's Who in Switzerland'', published from 1953 to 1996 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecclesiastical Province Of Ontario
The Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario is one of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada. It was established in 1912 out of six dioceses of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada located in the civil Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario, and the Diocese of Moosonee from the Ecclesiastical Province of the Northern Lights, Province of Rupert's Land. Overview The seven dioceses are: * ''Diocese of Algoma, Algoma'' (Ontario), * ''Diocese of Huron, Huron'' (Ontario), * ''Anglican Diocese of Moosonee, Moosonee'' (Ontario and part of northern Quebec on the coast of James Bay), * ''Diocese of Niagara, Niagara'' (Ontario), * ''Diocese of Ontario, Ontario'' (Ontario), * ''Anglican Diocese of Ottawa, Ottawa'' (Ontario and a portion of southwestern Quebec), and * ''Anglican Diocese of Toronto, Toronto'' (Ontario). Provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada are headed by a Metropolitan bishop, Metropolitan, who is elected from among the province' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitans Of Ontario
Metropolitans may refer to: Sports *New York Metropolitans (1880–1887), a defunct Major League New Baseball team *New York Mets (1962–present), a Major League Baseball team *Seattle Metropolitans (1915–1924), a Seattle ice hockey team *Bydgoszcz–Toruń Metropolitans (BiT Mets) (2012–present), a Bydgoszcz-Toruń bi-polar agglomeration American football reserve team of Angels Toruń and Bydgoszcz Archers *Metropolitans 92, a basketball team currently playing in France's top men's division, LNB Pro A Other uses * Metropolia, or metropolis, Christian term for the jurisdiction under a Metropolitan bishop In Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan (alternative obsolete form: metropolite), is held by the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a Metropolis (reli ..., who might also be known as a Metropolitan. See also * Metropolitan (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Bishops Of Huron
Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christian tradition which 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 the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Most are members of national or regional ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, one of the largest Christian bodies in the world, and the world's third-largest Christian communion. When united churches in the Anglican Communion and the breakaway Continuing Anglican movement were not counted, there were an estimated 97.4 million Anglicans worldwide in 2020. Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The provinces within the Anglican Communion are in full communion with the See of Canterbury and thus with the archbishop of Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deans Of Huron
Deans may refer to: People * Austen Deans (1915–2011), New Zealand painter and war artist; grandfather of Julia Deans * Bob Deans (1884–1908), New Zealand rugby union player; grandson of John and Jane Deans * Bruce Deans (1960–2019), New Zealand rugby union player; brother of Robbie Deans * Colin Deans (born 1955), Scottish rugby union player * Craig Deans (born 1974), Australian football (soccer) player * Diane Deans (born 1958), Canadian politician * Dixie Deans (born 1946), Scottish football player (Celtic) * Ian Deans (1937–2016), Canadian politician * Jane Deans (1823–1911), New Zealand pioneer and community leader; wife of John Deans * John Deans (1820–1854), New Zealand pioneer, husband of Jane Deans and brother of William Deans * Julia Deans, New Zealand singer-songwriter; granddaughter of Austen Deans * Kathryn Deans, Australian author * Louise Deans, New Zealand Anglican priest * Mickey Deans (1934–2003), fifth and last husband of Judy Garland * Ray Deans (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop's University Alumni
A bishop is a Christian cleric of authority. Bishop, Bishops, Bishop's, or The Bishop may also refer to: Places Antarctica * Bishop Peak (Antarctica) * Mount Bishop (Antarctica) Australia * Bishop Island (Queensland), an island Canada * Bishop Island, Nunavut * Bishop River, British Columbia * Bishop Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada * Mount Bishop (Camelsfoot Range), British Columbia * Mount Bishop (Elk Range), on the British Columbia–Alberta boundary * Mount Bishop (Fannin Range), British Columbia United Kingdom * Bishop Auckland, a town in County Durham, England, aka "Bishop" * Bishop's ward, in the London Borough of Lambeth United States * Bishop, California, a city * Bishop, Georgia, a small town * Bishop, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Bishop, Maryland, an unincorporated community * Cecil, an unincorporated community in Cecil-Bishop, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place * Bishop, Texas, a city * Bishop, Virginia and West Virginia, an unincorpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Births
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * February 6 – 6 February 1934 crisis, French political crisis: The French far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon, in an attempted coup d'état against the French Third Republic, Third Republic. * February 9 ** Gaston Doumergue forms a new government in France. ** Second Hellenic Republic, Greece, Kingdom of Romania, Romania, Turkey and Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia form the Balkan Pact. * February 12–February 15, 15 – Austrian Civil War: The Fatherland Front (Austria), Fatherland Front consolidates its power in a series of clashes across the country. * February 16 – The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Finlay
Terence Edward Finlay (May 19, 1937 – March 20, 2017) was a Canadian Anglican bishop. He served as Metropolitan of Ontario and Archbishop of Toronto from 2000 to 2004. He graduated from Huron University College at University of Western Ontario in 1959, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He became a priest in the Anglican Church of Canada. He was consecrated as a bishop in 1986 and appointed area bishop of the Trent-Durham episcopal area. He was elected co-adjutor bishop of Toronto in 1987 and installed as the 10th Bishop of Toronto in 1989. He became the 16th Metropolitan of Ontario and Archbishop of Toronto in October 2000. He retired in 2004. Renison University College awarded him an Honorary Senior Fellowship in 1992. Huron University College at Western University bestowed him with its "Alumni Award of Distinction" in 2006. In 1992 he dismissed the Reverend James Ferry for maintaining a homosexual relationship, while saying that the church had maint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdiocese ( with some exceptions), or are otherwise granted a titular archbishopric. In others, such as the Lutheran Church of Sweden, the title is only borne by the leader of the denomination. Etymology The word ''archbishop'' () comes via the Latin . This in turn comes from the Greek , which has as components the etymons -, meaning 'chief', , 'over', and , 'guardian, watcher'. Early history The earliest appearance of neither the title nor the role can be traced. The title of "metropolitan" was apparently well known by the 4th century, when there are references in the canons of the First Council of Nicæa of 325 and Council of Antioch of 341, though the term seems to be used generally for all higher ranks of bishop, including patriarc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Lackey
Edwin Keith Lackey was a Canadian Anglican bishop in the second half of the 20th century. Lackey was born on 10 June 1929 and educated at Bishop's University, Lennoxville. Ordained in 1954, he began his ministry with a curacy in Cornwall, Ontario and then held incumbencies at Russell, Vankleek Hill and St Michael and All Angels, Ottawa. He was then Director of Programmes and Archdeacon of the Diocese of Ottawa before his ordination to the episcopate A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ... as the 6th Bishop of Ottawa in 1981. In 1991 he was appointed Metropolitan of Ontario. He died on 9 January 1992. References 1929 births 1992 deaths 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Anglican archdeacons in North America Anglican bishops of Ott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Howe
Bruce Herbert Warren Howe was the 4th coadjutor bishop of Huron who later became its diocesan. He was born in 1947, educated at the University of King's College and ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration in Christianity, consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the religious denomination, denominationa ... in Nova Scotia in 1974. After working in the Anglican Diocese of Toronto, he returned to Nova Scotia for several years, after which he returned to Ontario in 1988 as Dean of Huron and Rector of St. Paul's Cathedral. He was elected the 11th Bishop of Huron in 2000. He announced his retirement to take effect on 1 September 2008. References 1947 births University of King's College alumni Anglican bishops of Huron 21st-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Living people {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
