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Walter Burd | |
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| Bishop of Saskatchewan | |
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| Consecration | 12 March 1933 by Isaac Stringer |
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]
References
[edit]- ↑ Obituaries sectionCrockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1940
- ↑ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ New Canadian Bishop The Times Monday, Dec 12, 1932; pg. 12; Issue 46314; col C
- ↑ Ecclesiastical News Bishop Of Saskatchewan Resigning The Times Friday, Mar 10, 1939; pg. 19; Issue 48250; col F
- ↑ Obituary Dr. Walter Burd The Times Monday, Aug 07, 1939; pg. 12; Issue 48377; col C
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