Thomas David Somerville (November 11, 1915 – July 25, 2011)[1] was the sixth Bishop of New Westminster and eighth Metropolitan of British Columbia.[2]
David Somerville | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan of British Columbia and Archbishop of New Westminster | |
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| Church | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Diocese | New Westminster |
| In office | 1971–1980 |
| Predecessor | John Timothy Frame (as metropolitan) Godfrey Gower (as bishop) |
| Successor | Douglas Walter Hambidge |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of New Westminster, 1971–1975 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1939 (diaconate); 1940 (priesthood) |
| Consecration | 1969 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1915 |
| Died | July 25, 2011 (aged 95) |
Somerville was born in Ashcroft, British Columbia and educated at the King George Secondary School and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Ordained in 1939, he had incumbencies in Princeton, Sardis and Vancouver.[3] He was Dean of Residence at the Anglican Theological College of British Columbia then Coadjutor Bishop of New Westminster[4] and then its diocesan[5] and Metropolitan of British Columbia from 1975, retiring from both positions in 1980.
References
edit- ^ "Province". www.newspapers.com. 31 Jul 2011. p. 106.
- ^ Metropolitans of British Columbia
- ^ "Province". www.newspapers.com. 4 Mar 1952. p. 2.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76. London: Oxford University Press, 1976. ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ Diocese of New Westminster: archbishops and bishops
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