Reginald Pierce
Reginald James Pierce was an Anglican bishop in Canada in the 20th century.
He was born in 1909,[1] educated at the University of Saskatchewan and ordained Deacon in 1932.[2] In 1934 he was ordained Priest and became Priest in charge of Colinton, Alberta. After this he was Rural Dean of Grande Prairie and then Rector of South Saanich. Further incumbencies followed in Calgary and Winnipeg before his ordination in 1950 to the episcopate as the 7th Bishop of Athabasca.[3] He retired in 1974 and died on 11 January 1992.
References
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ↑ Anglican Bishops of Canada.
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| Preceded by Arthur Henry Sovereign |
Bishop of Athabasca 1950–1974 |
Succeeded by Frederick Hugh Wright Crabb |
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