The Right Reverend Charles Roper in c.1924

John Charles Roper (1858 – 26 January 1940[1]) was an Anglican bishop in the Anglo-Catholic tradition[2] in the first half of the 20th century.[3]

Biography

Roper was educated at Keble College, Oxford.[4]

Ordained in 1882,[5] he began his ministry with a curacy at Herstmonceux and was then as chaplain of Brasenose College, Oxford.[6]

In 1886, he was appointed Professor of Divinity at Trinity College, Toronto and also served as parish priest of St Thomas's Toronto.[7] He was then Professor of Theology at the General Theological Seminary, New York City[8] In 1912 he became the third Bishop of British Columbia[9] and was translated to be the Bishop of Ottawa three years later,[10] serving for 24 years[11] - the last six as the Metropolitan of Ontario.[12]

References

  1. ^ The Times, 29 January 1940; p. 1, "Deaths"
  2. ^ Biography for William Lennox Mills at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
  3. ^ Anglican Bishops of Canada
  4. ^ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  5. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  6. ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1128.
  7. ^ "Church intercessions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  8. ^ "BISHOPRIC FOR DR. ROPER.; Theological Seminary Professor to Head British Columbia Diocese. (Published 1911)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28.
  9. ^ British Columbia Archival Union List Archived October 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Hold fast to the incarnation: the life and times of John Charles Roper, second bishop of Ottawa" Bradley, W.H.: Ottawa, Anglican Diocese of Ottawa, 1990 ISBN 0-9694980-0-4
  11. ^ "Anglican Diocese of Ottawa". Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  12. ^ Ecclesiastical News New Canadian Archbishop The Times Friday, Jan 27, 1933; pg. 15; Issue 46353; col E
Anglican Communion titles Preceded byWilliam Perrin Bishop of British Columbia 1912–1915 Succeeded byAugustine Scriven Preceded byCharles Hamilton Bishop of Ottawa 1915–1939 Succeeded byRobert Jefferson Preceded byJames Sweeny Metropolitan of Ontario 1933–1939 Succeeded byJohn Anderson


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