Douglas Walter Hambidge was the seventh
Bishop of Caledonia and
New Westminster;
[1] and ninth
Metropolitan of British Columbia.
[2]
He was born in
London on 6 March 1927,
[3] educated at
London University and
ordained in 1953.
[4] After a
curacy at St Mark's,
Dalston he held
incumbencies at
Cassiar,
Smithers and
Fort St John. In 1969 he was elected as
Bishop of Caledonia and in 1980 was elected as Bishop and
translated to
the Diocese of New Westminster.
[5] In 1981 he became
Metropolitan of
British Columbia, resigning in 1993. From then until his retirement
Principal, St Mark's Theological College and an
Assistant Bishop in
Dar es Salaam.
[6]
Douglas Walter Hambidge was the seventh
Bishop of Caledonia and
New Westminster;
[1] and ninth
Metropolitan of British Columbia.
[2]
He was born in
London on 6 March 1927,
[3] educated at
London University and
ordained in 1953.
[4] After a
curacy at St Mark's,
Dalston he held
incumbencies at
Cassiar,
Smithers and
Fort St John. In 1969 he was elected as
Bishop of Caledonia and in 1980 was elected as Bishop and
translated to
the Diocese of New Westminster.
[5] In 1981 he became
Metropolitan of
British Columbia, resigning in 1993. From then until his retirement
Principal, St Mark's Theological College and an
Assistant Bishop in
Dar es Salaam.
[6]