Henry Marsh (bishop)

The Rt Rev Henry Hooper Marsh , DD was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.[1]
He was born into an ecclesiastical family on 6 October 1898 [2] and educated at University College, Toronto. Ordained in 1925 [3] his first posts were curacies at St Anne, Toronto and St Paul, in the same city. After this he was Priest in charge of St Timothy’s Mission, North Toronto. When this became a parish [4] he was its Rector from 1936 to 1962 when he became Bishop of Yukon. He retired in 1967 and died on 27 January 1995.

References

  1. Bishops of Yukon
  2. His father was the Rev. Canon Charles H. Marsh, DD >“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  3. Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  4. Church web site
Religious titles
Preceded by
Tom Greenwood
Bishop of Yukon
19621967
Succeeded by
John Timothy Frame


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