Samuel Pritchard Matheson

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Samuel Pritchard Matheson (September 20, 1852 – May 1942) was a Canadian clergyman, Archbishop of Rupert’s Land, and 4th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.

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Born in the parish of Kildonan, Manitoba, the son of John and Catherine (Pritchard) Matheson, Matheson received a Bachelor of Divinity in 1879 in St. John's College, University of Manitoba, and received the Doctor of Divinity degree in 1903. He was ordained a deacon in 1875 and a priest in 1876. He was Master of St. John’s College and Professor of Exegetical Theology. In 1882, he was made a Canon of St. John's Cathedral and was made Dean of Rupert's Land in 1892. From 1908 to 1934, he was the 2nd Chancellor of the University of Manitoba. In 1909, he was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada and he served until 1931. He founded Havergal Ladies' College in Winnipeg and was its president.

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Religious titles
Preceded by
Robert Machray
Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land
1905-1931
Succeeded by
Isaac Stringer
Preceded by
Arthur Sweatman
Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
1909–1931
Succeeded by
Clarendon Lamb Worrell
Academic offices
Preceded by
Robert Machray
Chancellor of the University of Manitoba
1908–1934
Succeeded by
John Dafoe