George Holmes (bishop)

George Holmes was an English-born Anglican bishop in Canada from 1905 to 1912. ^{[1] [2]}

Grave of George Holmes in Highgate Cemetery

Holmes was born in Kendal, Westmorland on 23 November 1858 ^[3] and ordained in 1887 ^[4] after which he was a Church Mission Society (CMS) missionary in the Northwest Territories. In 1901 he became Archdeacon of Athabasca ^[5] and four years later was ordained to the episcopate as the Bishop of Moosonoe. He was translated to the Diocese of Athabasca in 1909. ^[6] He died on 3 February 1912 and was buried at Highgate Cemetery. ^[7]

References

1. Christian Episcopal, Canada Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
2. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
3. Who was Who 1897-1990 , London, A & C Black, 1991, ISBN   0-7136-3457-X
4. The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, Hamilton & Co, 1889
5. Dictionary of Canadian Biography
6. The Times, 4 February 1909, p. 7, "Ecclesiastical Intelligence"
7. "Obituary: The Bishop Of Athabasca", The Times, 5 February 1912, p. 11.

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Preceded by Jervois Arthur Newnham	Bishop of Moosonee 1905–1909	Succeeded by John George Anderson
Preceded by Richard Young	Bishop of Athabasca 1909–1912	Succeeded by Edwin Frederick Robins