William Legge (bishop)

William Gordon Legge (January 20, 1913 – January 13, 1999) was an Anglican priest and bishop in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was the first bishop of the Diocese of Western Newfoundland, serving from 1976 to 1978.[1]

He was ordained as a priest in 1938. After a curacy at Channel he held incumbencies at Botwood and Bell Island.[2] He was Archdeacon of Avalon from 1955 to 1968 when he became a suffragan bishop.[3]

References
  1. Anglican Journal, Feb 1, 1999 – William Gordon Legge, Obituary by Kathy Blair and Vianney Carriere
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  3. Who was Who 1897-2007, London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7


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