John Sperry
| John Sperry | |
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| Born |
2 May 1924 Leicester, England |
| Died |
11 February 2012 (aged 87) Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada |
The Rt Rev. John Reginald Sperry CM[1] (2 May 1924 – 11 February 2012[2]) was Bishop of The Arctic[3] from 1974[4] to 1990.
Born on 2 May 1924, educated at King's College, Halifax and ordained in 1951, he began his career at St Andrew’s Mission in the Northwest Territories.[5] Later he was a Canon at All Saints’ Cathedral, Aklavik and then Archdeacon of Coppermine now Kugluktuk. From 1969 to 1973 he was Rector of Fort Smith when he was elevated to the Episcopate.[6][7] He served as a Canadian Rangers officer.[8]
Notes
- ↑ John R. Sperry, C.M., C.D., D.D.
- ↑ Bishop John R. Sperry, 87, former Bishop of the Arctic, dies in Hay River
- ↑ NWT Library Newsletter
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 Lambeth, Church House Publishing 0108153674
- ↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ↑ Montreal Gazette
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/9096780/The-Right-Reverend-John-Sperry.html
- ↑ P. Whitney Lackenbaeur, The Canadian Rangers: A Living History
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| Preceded by Donald Ben Marsh |
Bishop of The Arctic 1974 – 1990 |
Succeeded by John Christopher Richard Williams |
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