Walter Burd,
DCM, was an
Anglican
bishop in the second quarter of the 20th century.
[1]
He was born on 23 February 1888 and educated at
Wycliffe College. He served with distinction in
the First World War after which he became the
General Secretary of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew,
Canada.
[2] Following
ordination he was
Rector of
Tisdale and then
Rural Dean of
Melfort. Later he was a
canon residentiary at
St Alban's Cathedral, Prince Albert and then
Archdeacon of
the area until his elevation to the
episcopate as the Bishop of Saskatchewan in 1933.
[3] He resigned in Spring 1939
[4] but died a few months later on 2 August.
[5]
Walter Burd,
DCM, was an
Anglican
bishop in the second quarter of the 20th century.
[1]
He was born on 23 February 1888 and educated at
Wycliffe College. He served with distinction in
the First World War after which he became the
General Secretary of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew,
Canada.
[2] Following
ordination he was
Rector of
Tisdale and then
Rural Dean of
Melfort. Later he was a
canon residentiary at
St Alban's Cathedral, Prince Albert and then
Archdeacon of
the area until his elevation to the
episcopate as the Bishop of Saskatchewan in 1933.
[3] He resigned in Spring 1939
[4] but died a few months later on 2 August.
[5]