Henry Gray (bishop)

Henry Allen Gray (13 July 1873 - 12 December 1939) was a Canadian Anglican bishop.[1]

Gray was born in Kilburn, London and was educated at Chatham House Grammar School and the University of Manitoba.[2] He was ordained in 1895 and was a curate at South Edmonton from 1895 to 1896 and its incumbent until 1897.[3] He then became Rector of Edmonton from 1897 to 1914[4] the Archdeacon of Edmonton from 1907. In 1914 he became the first Bishop of Edmonton, serving until 1931.[5]

Gray died in Bungay in 1939.[6]

References
  1. "Diocese of Edmonton Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  2. "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  3. Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 455.
  4. "The Clergy List" London, Kellys,1913
  5. Ecclesiastical News The Times, 26 August 1931; pg. 13; Issue 45911; col D
  6. Funerals The Times Saturday, Dec 16, 1939; pg. 11; Issue 48490; col C


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