John Sperry

John Reginald Sperry CM[1] (2 May 1924 – 11 February 2012)[2] was Bishop of The Arctic[3] from 1974[4] to 1990.

For the merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, see John Drew Sperry.
John Sperry
Born(1924-05-02)2 May 1924
Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Died11 February 2012(2012-02-11) (aged 87)
Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada
TitleBishop of The Arctic

Born on 2 May 1924, educated at King's College, Halifax and ordained in 1951, he began his career at St Andrew's Mission in the Northwest Territories.[5] Later, he was a canon at All Saints’ Cathedral, Aklavik and then Archdeacon of Coppermine now Kugluktuk. From 1969 to 1973, he was Rector of Fort Smith when he was elevated to the episcopate.[6][7] He served as a Canadian Rangers officer.[8]

References
  1. John R. Sperry, C.M., C.D., D.D.
  2. Bishop John R. Sperry, 87, former Bishop of the Arctic, dies in Hay River
  3. NWT Library Newsletter
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 Lambeth, Church House Publishing 0108153674
  5. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  6. Montreal Gazette
  7. "The Right Reverend John Sperry".
  8. P. Whitney Lackenbaeur, The Canadian Rangers: A Living History


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