Edwin Knowles

Edwin Hubert Knowles (7 June 1874 – 27 October 1962) was an Anglican bishop[1] in the second quarter of the 20th century.

Knowles was born at Koskelle Estate, Badulla, in British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) on 7 June 1874,[2] the son of Edwin Knowles and his wife, Martha Jane Bassett.

His father died at sea, near Aden, on a voyage from England to Ceylon, on 11 July 1879.[3]

He came to Canada with his mother and siblings in 1891 and was educated at the University of Manitoba, where he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.[4]

He was ordained deacon in the Church of England in Canada in 1905 and priest in 1906 by the Bishop of Qu'Appelle.[5]

He served as curate (1905–1906) and rector (1906–1909) of Buffalo Lake; Incumbent of Kamsack (1909–1911); Diocesan Secretary (1911–1935); Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Qu’Appelle (1909–1935); Canon of the Pro-Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Qu'Appelle (1914–1918), Chaplain to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (1918–1956), and Archdeacon of Qu’Appelle (1918–1935).[6]

He was consecrated as fifth Bishop of Qu'Appelle on 24 June 1935.[7]

He retired in 1950,[1] and spent his last years in Regina, Saskatchewan. He died on 27 October 1962.