George Thorneloe
George Thorneloe (4 October 1848-3 August 1935[1]) was a Canadian Anglican bishop at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.[2]
Thorneloe was born in Coventry, educated at Bishop’s College, Lennoxville[3] and ordained in 1874.[4] He was a missionary at Stanstead in Quebec Province until 1885 when he became Rector of St Peter's Sherbrooke.[5] In 1896 he was elected Bishop of Algoma [6] and in 1915 he also became Metropolitan of Ontario,[7] positions he held until 1927.[8] A village in rural Ontario is named after him.[9]
References
- ↑ "Obituary: Dr. George Thorneloe Former Metropolitan Of Ontario", The Times, 6 August 1935, p12
- ↑ DioceseofAlgoma (history)
- ↑ Project Canterbury
- ↑ “Who was Who”1897-1990, London, A & C Black, 1991, ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory", London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ↑ The Times, 10 December 1896, p9, "Ecclesiastical Intelligence"
- ↑ Anglican bishops of Canada
- ↑ The Times, 24 September 1926, p12, "Canadian Archbishop Resigns"
- ↑ Rural Routes
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| Preceded by Edward Sullivan |
Bishop of Algoma 1897–1927 |
Succeeded by Rocksborough Smith |
| Preceded by Charles Hamilton |
Metropolitan of Ontario 1915–1927 |
Succeeded by David Williams |
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