Bill Hockin

The Rt Rev William Joseph Hockin (born 30 September 1938) is an eminent Anglican priest and author. [1] Educated at Wilfrid Laurier University [2] and ordained in 1963, [3] he was a curate at All Saints, Windsor until 1966. He then served the parishes of All Saints, Waterloo, St John Tillsonburg and St George London. He was Archdeacon of Middlesex from 1984 to 1986 and then Rector of St Paul’s Toronto for a decade. He was Dean of Fredericton from 1996 to 1998 when he was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Fredericton. He became the seventh Diocesan Bishop of Fredericton[4] in 2000, serving for three years.

Notes

  1. ^ Amongst others he wrote“God for Monday Morning”, 1987; “Twelve Stories You and Your Children Need to Know”, 1994; “The Habit of Hope”, 2001 British Library website accessed 15:06 GMT 29 July 2011
  2. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
  3. ^ Crockford's clerical directory London, Church House 1975 ISBN 0108153674
  4. ^ Canadian Anglican Bishops
Church of England titles
Preceded by
George Colborne Lemmon
Bishop of Fredericton
2000 – 2003
Succeeded by
Claude Weston Miller