Jervois Newnham

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Jervois Arthur Newnham was an Anglican bishop in Canada from 1893 to 1921.

Born into an ecclesiastical family in 1852, [1] he was educated at McGill University and began his ordained ministry as a curate at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal [2] after which he was the incumbent of Onslow. Later he was the rector of St Matthias' Montreal. [3] He became the Bishop of Moosonee in 1891 [4] and was translated to Saskatchewan in 1904. [5] He returned to England in 1921, becoming the rector of Clifton, Bedfordshire [6]

Newnham died on 12 January 1941. [7]

References

  1. ↑ His father was the Rev. G. W. Newnham, sometime Vicar of Combe Down "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN   0-7136-3457-X
  2. ↑ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1330.
  3. ↑ Church web-site Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Bishops of Moosonee
  5. ↑ Bishops of Saskatchewan Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Bedfordshire County Council". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  7. ↑ The Times, 14 January 1941; pg. 1; Issue 48823; col A, Deaths
Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Moosonee
1893–1904		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Saskatchewan
1904–1921		Succeeded by


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