William Moorhead
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William Henry Moorhead (1882–1962) was the fourth Bishop of Fredericton.[1]
He was born in Longford in Ireland,[2] educated at Bishops University and ordained in 1912.[3] He was a curate at St Peter, Sherbrooke then a chaplain to the CEF until 1919. He then held incumbencies at St Luke's, Grand-Mère, Quebec[4] and St Paul, Saint John, New Brunswick until 1936 when he became Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton.[5]
Three years later he ascended to the episcopate,[6] retiring in 1956.[7]
Notes
- ^ Anglican Bishops of Canada
- ^ History of Drumlish Parish
- ^ "The Clergy List" London, Kelly's, 1913
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
- ^ World Cat
- ^ New Brunswick Museum
- ^ Cathedral Web-site
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