Edward Dunn (bishop)
The Rt Rev Edward Arthur Dunn was an eminent Anglican Bishop in the mid-20th century.[1]
Born into an ecclesiastical family – his father was the Rt Revd Andrew Hunter Dunn, sometime Bishop of Quebec[2] – on 8 August 1870, he was educated at Marlborough and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[3][4] Ordained in 1895 he was successively Curate then Rector of St Paul's Quebec,[5] Professor of Pastoral Theology at Bishop's University, Lennoxville and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) Rural Dean of Gaspe . Appointed to the post of Bishop of Belize in 1917 he was later elected Archbishop of the West Indies.[6] After retiring he continued to take an active part in the life of his adopted country [7] until his death on 11 January 1955.
Notes
- ↑ The Times, Wednesday, Jan 12, 1955; pg. 10; Issue 53137; col E "Obituary - Archbishop E. A. Dunn"
- ↑ Who was Who 1897-1990, London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ "Dunn, Edward Arthur (DN889EA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ The Times, Friday, Feb 12, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35125; col B "University Intelligence. Cambridge, Feb. 11"
- ↑ St. Paul's Anglican Church
- ↑ "New Archbishop Of West Indies (Official Appointments and Notices)" The Times Monday, Dec 7, 1936; pg. 13; Issue 47551; col B
- ↑ Devises world's narrowest street Archived February 7, 2005 at the Wayback Machine
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| Preceded by Walter Farrar |
Bishop of Belize 1917 – 1943 |
Succeeded by William James Hughes |
| Preceded by Edward Hutson |
Archbishop of the West Indies 1936 – 1943 |
Succeeded by Arthur Henry Anstey |
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