Percy O'Driscoll

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Percival Richard O'Driscoll (born 4 October 1934 [1] ) is a Canadian Anglican bishop. [2]

O'Driscoll was educated at Bishop's University and he was ordained in 1964. [3] He was a curate at St Matthias, Ottawa then at St John the Evangelist, Kitchener. He then held incumbencies at St Michael & All Angels, London and St Batholomew's, Sarnia. He was Dean of Huron (1980–86) and then its suffragan bishop from his election in 1987. [4] In 1989, he became the coadjutor bishop, by which he automatically succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1991, serving until 1999. [5] and also Metropolitan of Ontario for the last seven years of his episcopate. [6]

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References

  1. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN   978-0-7136-8555-8
  2. Anglican Bishops of Canada
  3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76, Lambeth, Church House Publishing; ISBN   0-19-200008-X
  4. "First bishop for new see in S. Africa" . Church Times . No. 6500. 11 September 1987. p. 17. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 22 July 2019 via UK Press Online archives.
  5. Diocesan website Archived 2012-07-29 at archive.today
  6. Metropolitans of Ontario Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Huron
19911999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Metropolitan of Ontario [1]
19921999
Succeeded by


  1. With the supplementary title of Archbishop of Huron