Allan Read

Allan Alexander Read (19 September 1923 – 15 November 2003[1]) was the Anglican Bishop of Ontario [2] from 1981 until 1992.[3]

For those of a similar name, see Allan Read and Allan Reid (disambiguation).

He was educated at Trinity College, Toronto and ordained Deacon in 1948; and Priest in 1949.[4] He was the incumbent at Mono Mills, Ontario then Rector of Barrie. He was Archdeacon of Simcoe from 1961 to 1972; and Suffragan Bishop of Toronto from then until his appointment as a Diocesan.

References
  1. Canadian Anglican
  2. Anglican Foundation
  3. 'READ, Rt Rev. Allan Alexander', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 3 Nov 2013
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 p816 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
Religious titles
Preceded by
Henry Hill		 Bishop of Ontario
1981–1992		 Succeeded by
Peter Ralph Mason


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