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- 1 2 "The Right Reverend John Stephens". Diocese of New Westminster. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ↑ "St. John's, Shaughnessy Announces New Rector". Diocese of New Westminster. January 18, 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ↑ Murray, Randy (January 25, 2021). "John R. Stephens ordained Co-Adjutor Bishop of the Diocese of New Westminster". Diocese of New Westminster. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
