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- ↑ DeSantis, Solange (January 2000). "Historic Diocese's Future Financially 'Precarious'". Anglican Journal. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ↑ Huron Theological Convocation; Western News
- ↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ↑ Anglican Communion
- ↑ "Bishop Don's Thank You to the Diocese | Diocese of Rupert's Land". Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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