Derwyn Owen
Derwyn Trevor Owen (29 July 1876— 9 April 1947)[1] was the sixth Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada and the fifth Bishop of Niagara then Toronto.[2]
Early life and career
Educated at Trinity College, Toronto, he was ordained in 1901. He held curacies at St John’s Church, Toronto and then St James’ Cathedral in the same city. He was rector of Holy Trinity Church, Toronto from 1908 to 1914[3] and then the Dean of Niagara until his ordination to the episcopate.
Episcopate
Owen was consecrated as Bishop on 24 June 1925 and enthroned as Bishop of Niagara. He was translated in 1932 to be the Bishop of Toronto. In 1934 he was elected Primate of All Canada, and thereafter styled Archbishop of Toronto and Primate of All Canada[2] (although he was not the Metropolitan of the Province of Ontario, of which Toronto diocese is a part).
Private life
Owen was a Freemason, and a member of Ionic Lodge No 25, Toronto.[4] He married Nora Grier Jellett. On his death he was buried in Saint John's Anglican Church Cemetery, Toronto. [5] His son, Derwyn R.G. Owen, became Provost of Trinity College, Toronto, Owen Snr's old college. [6]
References
- ↑ Genealogy: Born England, Died Ontario Canada
- 1 2 Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
- ↑ "Derwyn Trevor Owen, Primate of All Canada" Riley, C.E: Toronto, Ryerson Press 1966
- ↑ Referenced here by Wisdom Lodge.
- ↑ "Rev Derwyn Trevor Owen". Findagrave. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ http://egwtext.whiteestate.org/publication.php?pubtype=Book&bookCode=CFF2&lang=en&collection=2§ion=all&pagenumber=889&m=1
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Reid Clark |
Bishop of Niagara 1925 – 1932 |
Succeeded by Lewis Wilmot Bovell Broughall |
| Preceded by James Fielding Sweeny |
Bishop of Toronto 1932 – 1947 |
Succeeded by Alton Ray Beverley |
| Preceded by Clarendon Lamb Worrell |
Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada 1934 – 1947 |
Succeeded by George Frederick Kingston |