The Rt Rev George Holmes, DD was an Anglican Bishop in Canada[1] from 1905 to 1912.[2] He was born in Kendal Westmorland on 23 November 1858 [3] and ordained in 1887[4] after which he was a CMS missionary in the Northwest Territories. In 1901 he became Archdeacon of Athabasca[5] and four years later was elevated to the Episcopate as the Bishop of Moosonoe. Translated to Athabasca in 1909,[6] he died on 3 February 1912.[7]
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| 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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