Archibald Lang Fleming FRGS (8 September 1883 – 17 May 1953)[1] was the inaugural Bishop of The Arctic[2] from 1933[3] to 1949.
The Right Reverend Archibald Fleming L.Th., D.D., F.R.G.S. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Arctic | |
| Church | Church of England in Canada |
| Diocese | Arctic |
| In office | 1933–1949 |
| Successor | Donald Marsh |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 April 1913 by John Anderson |
| Consecration | 21 December 1933 by Isaac Stringer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1883 |
| Died | 17 May 1953 (aged 69) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Buried | Maitland Cemetery, Goderich, Ontario |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Janet Livingstone & John Fleming |
| Spouse | Helen Grace Gillespie Elizabeth Nelson Lukens |
Biography
editFleming was educated at Greenock Academy and the University of Glasgow. He was in the drawing office at John Brown & Co, a shipyard in Clydebank, until 1906[4] when he went to Canada to prepare for missionary work at Wycliffe College.[5] Ordained in 1912,[6] he was a missionary in Baffin Island until 1916. Later he was Chaplain of his old theological college then Rector of Saint John, New Brunswick. He was Archdeacon of The Arctic from 1927[7] to his appointment to the episcopate. He was also a noted author.[8]
John Buchan, Lord Tweedsmuir, the Governor General of Canada, wrote to Fleming on his appointment as Bishop: Your official signature 'Archibald the Arctic' is the most romantic signature in the world and just one point ahead of 'William of Argyll and the Isles'. Fleming's memoir Archibald the Arctic was published in 1957.[9]
References
edit- ^ Bishop A. L. Fleming Mission Work In The Arctic The Times Tuesday, 19 May 1953; pg. 8; Issue 52625; col E
- ^ The Times, Friday, 22 Dec 1933; pg. 9; Issue 46634; col A First Bishop of The Arctic
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 Lambeth, Church House Publishing 0108153674
- ^ Canadian Christians
- ^ Who was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ "The Clergy List" London, Kelly's, 1913
- ^ Canadian Encyclopaedia
- ^ Amongst others he wrote "For Us, a series of devotional addresses on the Seven Last Words", 1923; "A Book of Remembrance, a History of St John's Church, St John, NB", 1925; "Dwellers in Arctic Night", 1928; "Perils of the Polar Pack", 1932; and "Flying Beyond the Arctic Circle", 1933 > British Library web site accessed 18:27GMT Tuesday 18 May 2010
- ^ Fleming, Archibald the Arctic, 1957
External links
edit- Works by Archibald Lang, Rector Fleming at Faded Page (Canada)
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