Edwin Knowles

Edwin Hubert Knowles
Born 7 June 1874
Died 27 October 1962 (aged 88)
Title Right Reverend

The Rt Rev Edwin Hubert Knowles, LL.B., D.D., was an Anglican Bishop[1] in the second quarter of the 20th century.

Knowles was born at Koskelle Estate, Badulla in Ceylon on 7 June 1874,[2] the son of Edwin Knowles and his wife, Martha Jane Bassett.

His father died at sea, near Aden, on a voyage from England to Ceylon, on 11 July 1879.[3]

He came to Canada with his mother and siblings in 1891 and was educated at the University of Manitoba, where he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.[4]

He was made Deacon in the Church of England in Canada in 1905, and ordained Priest in 1906 by the Bishop of Qu'Appelle.[5]

He served as Curate (1905-1906) and Rector (1906-1909) of Buffalo Lake; Incumbent of Kamsack (1909-1911); Diocesan Secretary (1911-1935); Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Qu’Appelle (1909-1935); Canon of the Pro-Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Qu'Appelle (1914-1918), Chaplain to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (1918-1956), and Archdeacon of Qu’Appelle (1918-1935).[6]

He was consecrated as fifth Lord Bishop of Qu'Appelle on 24 June 1935.[7]

He retired in 1950,[1] and spent his last years in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Bishop Kowles died on 27 October 1962.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bishops of the Diocese of Qu’Appelle".
  2. ↑ J. Hawkes, The Story of Saskatchewan and its People (vol. 3) (1924); Who's Who in Canada (vol. 48) (1960), p. 442; Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  3. ↑ Jackson’s Oxford Journal (Saturday, 2 August 1879).
  4. ↑ The Church Directory & Almanack, 1941, p. 400.
  5. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  6. ↑ A.R. Kelley, The Anglican Episcopate of Canada (vol. 2) (1961), p. 57.
  7. ↑ Montreal Gazette (Thursday, 21 March 1935), p. 8 Pioneer of Prairie attains Bishopric. The Times, Friday, Mar 22, 1935; pg. 16; Issue 47019; col B Bishop of Qu’Appelle.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Malcolm Taylor McAdam Harding		 Bishop of Qu’Appelle
1935–1950 		Succeeded by
Michael Edward Coleman