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{{about||the merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia|John Drew Sperry}} |
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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]] |
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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}} |
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| birth_place = [[Leicester]], [[ |
| birth_place = [[Leicester]], [[Leicestershire]], [[United Kingdom]] |
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| death_place = [[Hay River, Northwest Territories]], |
| death_place = [[Hay River, Northwest Territories]], Canada |
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{{Portal|Christianity}}'''John Reginald Sperry''' {{post-nominals|CM}}<ref>[http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=7716&t=12&ln=Sperry John R. Sperry, C.M., C.D., D.D.]</ref> (2 May 1924 – 11 February 2012)<ref>[http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674the_arctic_loses_a_friend/ Bishop John R. Sperry, 87, former Bishop of the Arctic, dies in Hay River]</ref> was [[Bishop of The Arctic]]<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:R6_Zda_fa70J:www.nwtla.nt.ca/pdf/Snowshoev1n2.pdf+%22Sperry,+Bishop+of+%22&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESj-_ScTBNJB3tTa71mmWT3TvjWcIR3r9h_CSabBtK12wp8JG-HJbfKjZ3gC63QAK2eocjdr2t9Ai3kG8wKPTlGz5sdy4iRkSTEf-pYqv2sBrbGAWyjWdnJnavaP1ApGcpssd0_L&sig=AHIEtbSWCwcrR28EPKQf9djrqOeryj32JA NWT Library Newsletter]</ref> from 1974<ref>[[Crockford's clerical directory|Crockford's Clerical Directory]] 1975/6 Lambeth, Church House Publishing 0108153674</ref> to 1990. |
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Born on 2 May 1924, educated at [[King's College, Halifax]] and [[Ordination|ordained]] in 1951, he began his career at St |
Born on 2 May 1924, educated at [[King's College, Halifax]] and [[Ordination|ordained]] in 1951, he began his career at St Andrew's Mission in the [[Northwest Territories]].<ref>[[Who's Who]] 2008: London, [[A & C Black]], 2008 {{ISBN|978-0-7136-8555-8}}</ref> Later, he was a [[Canon (priest)|canon]] at All Saints’ Cathedral, [[Aklavik, Northwest Territories|Aklavik]] and then [[Archdeacon]] of [[Kugluktuk|Coppermine]] now Kugluktuk. From 1969 to 1973, he was [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of [[Fort Smith, Northwest Territories|Fort Smith]] when he was elevated to the [[episcopate]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19821016&id=YywyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L6UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=894,2244428 Montreal Gazette]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/9096780/The-Right-Reverend-John-Sperry.html|title = The Right Reverend John Sperry}}</ref> He served as a [[Canadian Rangers]] officer.<ref>P. Whitney Lackenbaeur, The Canadian Rangers: A Living History</ref> |
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| NAME = Sperry, John Reginald |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1924 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Leicester, England |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 2012 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = Hay River, NT |
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 9 February 2024
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 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 11 February 2012 Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada | (aged 87)
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