Alexander Doull

Alexander John Doull was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century.[1]

The Right Reverend

Alexander Doull
Doull c. 1924
Born(1870-09-08)8 September 1870
Died16 December 1933(1933-12-16) (aged 63)
Vernon, British Columbia

Doull was educated at Merchiston Castle School [2] and Oriel College, Oxford.[3] He trained for Holy Orders at Ripon College Cuddesdon.[4]

Doull was ordained in the Church of England in 1896.[5] He began his career with curacies at Leeds Parish Church and the Church of the Advent, Montreal,[6] of which he was later Rector. From 1910 to 1914 he was Dean of Columbia at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria until his appointment to the episcopate as the inaugural Bishop of Kootenay. He resigned his See in 1933 to become Archdeacon of Sheffield, but illness forced a return to British Columbia where he died on 15 February 1937.[7]

References
  1. Memories of BC
  2. Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  3. The Times, Saturday, Nov 17, 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34424; col B University Intelligence
  4. Project Canterbury
  5. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  6. "Church web-site". Archived from the original on 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  7. Obituary Bishop Doull The Times Tuesday, Feb 23, 1937; pg. 16; Issue 47616; col B
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{{S-ttltitle=Bishop of Kootenay|years=1915–1933}}

 Succeeded by
Walter Adams


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