Samuel Pritchard Matheson (September 20, 1852 – May 19, 1942) was a Canadian clergyman, Archbishop of Rupert's Land, and fourth, as well as the longest-serving, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.
Samuel Pritchard Matheson | |
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| Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada | |
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| In office | 1909 to 1930 |
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| Born | September 20, 1852 parish of Kildonan, Manitoba |
| Died | May 19, 1942 (aged 89) |
Life
editBorn in the parish of Kildonan, Manitoba, the son of John and Catherine (Pritchard) Matheson, Matheson received a Bachelor of Divinity in 1879 from St. John's College, University of Manitoba, and a Doctor of Divinity degree in 1903. He was ordained a deacon in 1875 and a priest in 1876. He was Master of St. John's College and Professor of Exegetical Theology.
In 1882, he was made a Canon of St. John's Cathedral in Winnipeg and Dean of Rupert's Land in 1902. In 1905 he became Archbishop of Rupert's Land and in 1909 was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada,[1] serving until 1931. He resigned the Canadian primacy in September 1930[2] and his diocesan See on January 31, 1931.[3]
From 1908 to 1934, he was the 2nd Chancellor of the University of Manitoba. He founded Havergal Ladies' College in Winnipeg and was its president.
References
edit- ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1293.
- ^ "The Lambeth Conference". Church Times. No. 3516. June 13, 1930. p. 1312/3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved May 18, 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Canada. The New Archbishop". Church Times. No. 3579. August 28, 1931. p. 231. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved May 18, 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- Primates of the Anglican Church of Canada
- Metropolitans of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land
- The story of Manitoba (Volume 2)
- Manitoba Historical Society biography
- The election of a primate: a primer[permanent dead link]
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