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John Charles Roper (1858 – 26 January 1940[1]) was an Anglican bishop in the Anglo-Catholic tradition[2] in the first half of the 20th century.[3]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Roper was educated at Keble College, Oxford.[4]
Ordained in 1882,[5] he began his ministry with a curacy at Herstmonceux and was then as chaplain of Brasenose College, Oxford.[6]
In 1886, he was appointed Professor of Divinity at Trinity College, Toronto and also served as parish priest of St Thomas's Toronto.[7] He was then Professor of Theology at the General Theological Seminary, New York City[8] In 1912 he became the third Bishop of British Columbia[9] and was translated to be the Bishop of Ottawa three years later,[10] serving for 24 years[11] - the last six as the Metropolitan of Ontario.[12]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ The Times, 29 January 1940; p. 1, "Deaths"
- ^ Biography for William Lennox Mills at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- ^ Anglican Bishops of Canada
- ^ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
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- ^ British Columbia Archival Union List Archived October 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hold fast to the incarnation: the life and times of John Charles Roper, second bishop of Ottawa" Bradley, W.H.: Ottawa, Anglican Diocese of Ottawa, 1990 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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- ^ Ecclesiastical News New Canadian Archbishop The Times Friday, Jan 27, 1933; pg. 15; Issue 46353; col E
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