John Farthing (bishop)

John Cragg Farthing (b 13 December 1861 - 6 May 1947) was the Anglican Bishop of Montreal for 30 years during the first half of the twentieth century.^[1]

Born in Toronto, John Cragg Farthing was educated at Caius College, Cambridge .^[2] He embarked on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Woodstock, Ontario, swiftly followed by elevation to the incumbency within the same parish. Promotion followed rapidly and he was, successively, a Canon of St Paul’s Cathedral, London, Ontario , Dean of Ontario and finally Bishop of Montreal.^[3] A keen observer of Montreal life^[4] and moderate prelate^[5] he was the father of philosopher John Farthing, his only child from his marriage to Mary Kemp.^[6]

References

^ List of Anglican Bishops of Montreal
^ Farthing, John Cragg in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
^ The Times, Tuesday, Sep 20, 1938; pg. 11; Issue 48104; col G Long serving Bishop of Montreal to retire
^ BooksAboutMontreal.html Recollections of JCF's life in Montreal
^ Views on ecumenical union
^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X

Religious titles
Preceded by James Carmichael	Bishop of Montreal 1909–1939	Succeeded by Arthur Carlisle

Bishops of Montreal

Francis Fulford • Ashton Oxenden • William Bennett Bond • James Carmichael • John Cragg Farthing • Arthur Carlisle • John Harkness Dixon • Robert Kenneth Maguire • Reginald Hollis • Andrew Sandford Hutchison • Barry Bryan Clarke •

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Name	Farthing, John Cragg
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Date of birth	13 December 1861
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Date of death	6 May 1947
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