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| honorific-prefix = [[The Right Reverend]] |
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| name = John Sperry |
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| honorific-suffix = [[Order of Canada|CM]] [[Doctor of Divinity|D.D.]] |
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| title = [[Bishop of The Arctic]] |
| title = [[Bishop of The Arctic]] |
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| church = [[Anglican Church of Canada]] |
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| diocese = [[Diocese of the Arctic|Arctic]] |
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| term = 1974–1990 |
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| predecessor = [[Donald Marsh]] |
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| successor = [[Chris Williams (bishop)|Chris Williams]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|5|2|df=yes}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|5|2|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[Leicester]], [[Leicestershire]], [[United Kingdom]] |
| birth_place = [[Leicester]], [[Leicestershire]], [[United Kingdom]] |
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John Sperry | |
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| Bishop of The Arctic | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Diocese | Arctic |
| In office | 1974–1990 |
| Predecessor | Donald Marsh |
| Successor | Chris Williams |
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| Born | 2 May 1924 |
| Died | 11 February 2012 (aged 87) Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada |
John Reginald Sperry CM[1] (2 May 1924 – 11 February 2012)[2] was Bishop of The Arctic[3] from 1974[4] to 1990.
Born on 2 May 1924, educated at King's College, Halifax and ordained in 1951, he began his career at St Andrew's Mission in the Northwest Territories.[5] Later, he was a canon at All Saints’ Cathedral, Aklavik and then Archdeacon of Coppermine now Kugluktuk. From 1969 to 1973, he was Rector of Fort Smith when he was elevated to the episcopate.[6][7] He served as a Canadian Rangers officer.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ John R. Sperry, C.M., C.D., D.D.
- ^ Bishop John R. Sperry, 87, former Bishop of the Arctic, dies in Hay River
- ^ NWT Library Newsletter
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 Lambeth, Church House Publishing 0108153674
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ Montreal Gazette
- ^ "The Right Reverend John Sperry".
- ^ P. Whitney Lackenbaeur, The Canadian Rangers: A Living History
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