William Bond (bishop)
William Bennett Bond (10 September 1815 – 9 October 1906) was a Canadian priest, archbishop, and the 2nd Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.
Early life
William Bennett Bond was born on September 10, 1815 at Truro, England, to John Bond and Nanny Bennett. William was educated at Calday Grange Grammar School and later somewhere in London. At age 17, Bond left England to work in business at St. John's, Newfoundland. There, he met Mark Willoughby, a superintendent of the Newfoundland School Society, and joined his bible class. Under the direction of the Reverend Thomas Finch Hobday Bridge, Bond began to read for ordination. In 1839, Bond moved to Lower Canada, and the next year was ordained deacon by the Bishop of Quebec, George Jehoshaphat Mountain. His first post as deacon was as a mission to the Quebec countryside, purportedly founding eleven schools in the township of Hemmingford. In 1841, Bond was ordained priest in Montreal. In 1842, Bond was appointed incumbent of a church in Lachine, and held at least four services a week, three on a Sunday.[1]
References
- ^ Virr, George (1994). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802039987. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
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- "William Bond". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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