Bill Coleman (bishop)

William Robert Coleman (16 August 1917 – 21 July 1992) was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century.


Bill Coleman
Personal details
Born(1917-08-16)16 August 1917
Died21 July 1992(1992-07-21) (aged 74)
Newboro

Coleman was educated at the University of Toronto [1] and ordained in 1943.[2] He began his career with a curacy at the Church of the Epiphany, Sudbury.[3] then its Priest in charge 1943–45. He was then successively Professor of Religious Philosophy and Ethics at Wycliffe College, Dean of Divinity at Bishop's University and Principal of Huron College.[4] In 1961 he became Bishop of Kootenay, a post he held for four years.

See also

References

  1. Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1947-48 Oxford, OUP, 1947
  3. Church web-site
  4. College web-site Archived April 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
Religious titles
Preceded by
Philip Beattie
Bishop of Kootenay
1961–1965
Succeeded by
Ted Scott


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