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John Charles Roper (1858 – 26 January 1940 [1]) was an Anglican bishop in the Anglo-Catholic tradition [2] in the first half of the 20th century. [3]
Biography
Roper was educated at Keble College, Oxford. [4]
Ordained in 1882, [5] he began his ministry with a curacy at Herstmonceux and was then as chaplain of Brasenose College, Oxford. [6]
In 1886, he was appointed Professor of Divinity at Trinity College, Toronto and also served as parish priest of St Thomas's Toronto. [7] He was then Professor of Theology at the General Theological Seminary, New York City [8] In 1912 he became the third Bishop of British Columbia [9] and was translated to be the Bishop of Ottawa three years later, [10] serving for 24 years [11] - the last six as the Metropolitan of Ontario. [12]
References
- ^ The Times, 29 January 1940; p. 1, "Deaths"
- ^ Biography for William Lennox Mills at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- ^ Anglican Bishops of Canada
- ^ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1128.
- ^ "Church intercessions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ "BISHOPRIC FOR DR. ROPER.; Theological Seminary Professor to Head British Columbia Diocese. (Published 1911)". The New York Times. 25 November 1911. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28.
- ^ British Columbia Archival Union List Archived October 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hold fast to the incarnation: the life and times of John Charles Roper, second bishop of Ottawa" Bradley, W.H.: Ottawa, Anglican Diocese of Ottawa, 1990 ISBN 0-9694980-0-4
- ^ "Anglican Diocese of Ottawa". Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ Ecclesiastical News New Canadian Archbishop The Times Friday, Jan 27, 1933; pg. 15; Issue 46353; col E
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- 1940 deaths
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- Anglican bishops of Ottawa
- Metropolitans of Ontario
- Alumni of Keble College, Oxford
- Academic staff of the University of Toronto
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- 20th-century Anglican archbishops
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John Charles Roper (1858 – 26 January 1940 [1]) was an Anglican bishop in the Anglo-Catholic tradition [2] in the first half of the 20th century. [3]
Biography
Roper was educated at Keble College, Oxford. [4]
Ordained in 1882, [5] he began his ministry with a curacy at Herstmonceux and was then as chaplain of Brasenose College, Oxford. [6]
In 1886, he was appointed Professor of Divinity at Trinity College, Toronto and also served as parish priest of St Thomas's Toronto. [7] He was then Professor of Theology at the General Theological Seminary, New York City [8] In 1912 he became the third Bishop of British Columbia [9] and was translated to be the Bishop of Ottawa three years later, [10] serving for 24 years [11] - the last six as the Metropolitan of Ontario. [12]
References
- ^ The Times, 29 January 1940; p. 1, "Deaths"
- ^ Biography for William Lennox Mills at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- ^ Anglican Bishops of Canada
- ^ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1128.
- ^ "Church intercessions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ "BISHOPRIC FOR DR. ROPER.; Theological Seminary Professor to Head British Columbia Diocese. (Published 1911)". The New York Times. 25 November 1911. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28.
- ^ British Columbia Archival Union List Archived October 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hold fast to the incarnation: the life and times of John Charles Roper, second bishop of Ottawa" Bradley, W.H.: Ottawa, Anglican Diocese of Ottawa, 1990 ISBN 0-9694980-0-4
- ^ "Anglican Diocese of Ottawa". Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ Ecclesiastical News New Canadian Archbishop The Times Friday, Jan 27, 1933; pg. 15; Issue 46353; col E
| International | |
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| Other | |
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| This article about a Canadian Anglican bishop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1858 births
- 1940 deaths
- Anglican bishops of British Columbia
- Anglican bishops of Ottawa
- Metropolitans of Ontario
- Alumni of Keble College, Oxford
- Academic staff of the University of Toronto
- Anglo-Catholic bishops
- 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops
- 20th-century Anglican archbishops
- Canadian Anglo-Catholics
- General Theological Seminary faculty
- Canadian Anglican bishop stubs