Douglas Hambidge

Douglas William Hambidge was the seventh Bishop of Caledonia and New Westminster;^[1] and ninth Metropolitan of British Columbia.^[2]
He was born in London on 6 March 1927,^[3] educated at London University and ordained in 1953.^[4] After a curacy at St Mark’s, Dalston he held incumbencies at Cassiar, Smithers and Fort St John. In 1969 he became Bishop of Caledonia and in 1980 was translated to New Westminster.^[5] In 1981 he became Metropolitan of British Columbia, resigning in 1993. From then until his retirement Principal, St Mark’s Theological College and an Assistant Bishop in Dar es Salaam.^[6]

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2. Metropolitans of British Columbia
3. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
5. Bishops of New Westminster
6. College web site