Jervois Newnham

Jervois Arthur Newnham was an Anglican bishop in Canada from 1893 to 1921.

Born into an ecclesiastical family in 1852,[1] he was educated at McGill University and began his ordained ministry as a curate at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal after which he was the incumbent of Onslow. Later he was the rector of St Matthias' Montreal.[2] He became the Bishop of Moosonee in 1891[3] and was translated to Saskatchewan in 1904.[4] He returned to England in 1921, becoming the rector of Clifton, Bedfordshire[5]

Newnham died on 12 January 1941.[6]

References

  1. His father was the Rev. G. W. Newnham, sometime Vicar of Combe Down “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  2. Church web-site
  3. Bishops of Moosonee
  4. Bishops of Saskatchewan
  5. Bedfordshire County Council
  6. The Times, 14 January 1941; pg. 1; Issue 48823; col A, Deaths
Religious titles
Preceded by
John Horden
Bishop of Moosonee
18931904
Succeeded by
George Holmes
Preceded by
William Cyprian Pinkham
Bishop of Saskatchewan
19041921
Succeeded by
George Lloyd
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