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John Richardson (archbishop of Fredericton)

John Richardson (archbishop of Fredericton)

Anglican bishop from Canada

John Andrew Richardson (30 October 1868 – 7 October 1938) was the third Bishop of Fredericton and later became Metropolitan of Canada[1]

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He was educated at Warwick School and St. John's College, University of Manitoba.[2] Ordained in 1895,[3] he was Rector of St Luke's, Winnipeg[4] and then of the Parish of Saint John (Trinity Church) in Saint John, NB before becoming Bishop Coadjutor and Dean of Fredericton in 1906.[5] The following year he became its diocesan and in 1934 metropolitan of his province- posts he held until his death.

Notes

  1. [1]
    The Times, Monday, Oct 10, 1938; pg. 16; Issue 48121; col B Obituary The Archbishop Of Fredericton Metropolitan Of Canada
  2. [2]
    Who was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X.
  3. [3]
    "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  4. [4]
    Church web-site
  5. [5]
    Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 539.
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    Canadian Anglican Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
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