John Grisdale (bishop)

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John Grisdale was an Anglican colonial bishop in the late 19th century. [1]

Grisdale was born in Bolton, Lancashire, on 25 June 1845 [2] and educated at the Missionary College in Islington. He was ordained in 1870. [3]

After a year in India as a missionary he emigrated to Canada where he was Rector of Holy Trinity, Winnipeg. He was later Professor of Theology at St John’s College, Winnipeg and then Dean of Rupert's Land before being ordained to the episcopate as the third [4] Bishop of Qu’Appelle. He died on 27 January 1922. [5]

Notes

  1. Manitoba Historical Society
  2. Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN   0-7136-3457-X
  3. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  4. Bishops of the Diocese of Qu’Appelle Archived 2008-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Church of England in the Dominion of Canada Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Qu’Appelle
18961911
Succeeded by

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