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{{Portal|Anglicanism}}'''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 &ndash; 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.
{{Portal|Anglicanism}}'''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 &ndash; 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.


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>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/9096780/The-Right-Reverend-John-Sperry.html</ref> He served as a [[Canadian Rangers]] officer.<ref>P. Whitney Lackenbaeur, The Canadian Rangers: A Living History</ref>
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>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/9096780/The-Right-Reverend-John-Sperry.html</ref> He served as a [[Canadian Rangers]] officer.<ref>P. Whitney Lackenbaeur, The Canadian Rangers: A Living History</ref>


==References==
==References==

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John Sperry
Born(1924-05-02)2 May 1924
Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Died11 February 2012(2012-02-11) (aged 87)
Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada
TitleBishop of The Arctic

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

  1. ^ John R. Sperry, C.M., C.D., D.D.
  2. ^ Bishop John R. Sperry, 87, former Bishop of the Arctic, dies in Hay River
  3. ^ NWT Library Newsletter
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 Lambeth, Church House Publishing 0108153674
  5. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  6. ^ Montreal Gazette
  7. ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/9096780/The-Right-Reverend-John-Sperry.html
  8. ^ P. Whitney Lackenbaeur, The Canadian Rangers: A Living History
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Preceded by Bishop of The Arctic
1974–1990 		Succeeded by


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