John Anderson (bishop of British Columbia)

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John Ogle Anderson (1912–1969[1]) was an Anglican bishop in the mid 20th century.

Anderson was born in Manitoba and educated at St. John's College, Winnipeg.[2] Ordained in 1937, after curacies at St Anne’s, Wandsworth[3] and All Saints’ Winnipeg he was a chaplain during World War II and then rector of St Aidan’s Winnipeg. From 1946 to 1949 he was Dean of Rupert's Land (Winnipeg) (1949-1954) and then of Ottawa (1954-1962) [4] before his ordination to the episcopate as suffragan bishop of Rupert's Land. In 1968 he was translated to British Columbia but died the following year.[5]

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Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of British Columbia
1968 –1969
Succeeded by
Frederick Roy Gartrell


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