John Harkness Dixon (b 23 July 1888 - 1 April 1972) was the 7th[1] Anglican Bishop of Montreal from 1943 to 1960 and then Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada (and thus Archbishop of Montreal) for a further two years[2]. Born in Iroquois, Ontario he was educated at the University of Toronto before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Fenaghvale, Ontario[3]. This was swiftly followed by elevation to posts in Ottawa, during which time he was appointed a Canon of the cathedral . After a further 8 years in the Diocese of Toronto he became, firstly, Dean[4] and then Bishop of Montreal [5].
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| Preceded by Arthur Carlisle |
Bishop of Montreal 1943–1962 |
Succeeded by Robert Kenneth Maguire |
| Preceded by Philip Carrington |
Metropolitan of Canada[6] 1960–1962 |
Succeeded by Henry O'Neil |
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