George Holmes (bishop)
George Holmes was an English-born Anglican bishop in Canada from 1905 to 1912.[1][2]
Holmes was born in Kendal, Westmorland on 23 November 1858[3] and ordained in 1887[4] after which he was a Church Mission Society (CMS) missionary in the Northwest Territories. In 1901 he became Archdeacon of Athabasca[5] and four years later was ordained to the episcopate as the Bishop of Moosonoe. He was translated to the Diocese of Athabasca in 1909.[6] He died on 3 February 1912.[7]
References
- Christian Episcopal, Canada Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
- Who was Who 1897-1990, London, A & C Black, 1991, ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, Hamilton & Co, 1889
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography
- The Times, 4 February 1909, p. 7, "Ecclesiastical Intelligence"
- "Obituary: The Bishop Of Athabasca", The Times, 5 February 1912, p. 11.
| Anglican Communion titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jervois Arthur Newnham |
Bishop of Moosonee 1905–1909 |
Succeeded by John George Anderson |
| Preceded by Richard Young |
Bishop of Athabasca 1909–1912 |
Succeeded by Edwin Frederick Robins |
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