Gerald Burch

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William Gerald Burch was a Canadian Anglican bishop in the second half of the 20th century. ^[1]

Born in Winnipeg on 5 March 1911 he was educated at the University of Toronto and ordained in 1938. ^[2] He was a Curate at Christ Church, Toronto from 1936 to 1940. ^[3] He held incumbencies at Scarborough Junction, St Luke, Winnipeg and All Saints, Windsor. He was Dean of All Saints Cathedral, Edmonton from 1956 to 1960 and Suffragan Bishop of Edmonton from 1960 to 1961. In that year he became its diocesan bishop, a post he held until 1976. He died on 22 October 2003.

Notes

↑ Diocese of Edmonton Profile
↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X

Religious titles
Preceded by Walter Foster Barfoot	Bishop of Edmonton, Canada 1961– 1976	Succeeded by John Arthur William Langstone

v t e Bishops of Edmonton (Canada)

Henry Gray Arthur Burgett Walter Barfoot Howard Clark Gerald Burch John Langstone Kent Clarke Ken Genge Victoria Matthews Jane Alexander

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v t e Anglican Church of Canada

National Church	Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada

Ecclesiastical Provinces	British Columbia and Yukon Canada Ontario Rupert's Land

Dioceses	Algoma The Arctic Athabasca Brandon British Columbia Caledonia Calgary Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior Central Newfoundland Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador Edmonton Fredericton Huron Keewatin Kootenay Montreal Moosonee New Westminster Niagara Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Ontario Ottawa Qu'Appelle Quebec Rupert's Land Saskatchewan Saskatoon Toronto Western Newfoundland Yukon Former: Cariboo Mackenzie River

Worship and Liturgy	Book of Common Prayer (Canada) Book of Alternative Services Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Canada) Waterloo Declaration

Other	Anglican Journal

Persondata
Name	Burch, Gerald
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Date of birth	5 March 1911
Place of birth
Date of death	22 October 2003
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