George Holmes (bishop)

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George Holmes was an English-born Anglican bishop in Canada from 1905 to 1912.[1][2]

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Grave of George Holmes in Highgate Cemetery

Holmes was born in Kendal, Westmorland on 23 November 1858[3] and ordained in 1887[4] after which he was a Church Mission Society (CMS) missionary in the Northwest Territories. In 1901 he became Archdeacon of Athabasca[5] and four years later was ordained to the episcopate as the Bishop of Moosonoe. He was translated to the Diocese of Athabasca in 1909.[6] He died on 3 February 1912 and was buried at Highgate Cemetery.[7]

References

  1. Christian Episcopal, Canada Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]
  3. Who was Who 1897-1990, London, A & C Black, 1991, ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, Hamilton & Co, 1889
  5. Dictionary of Canadian Biography
  6. The Times, 4 February 1909, p. 7, "Ecclesiastical Intelligence"
  7. "Obituary: The Bishop Of Athabasca", The Times, 5 February 1912, p. 11.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Moosonee
1905–1909
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Athabasca
1909–1912
Succeeded by