James Allan (bishop)

Hugh James Pearson Allan
Born
Hugh James Pearson Allan

(1928-08-07)August 7, 1928
DiedJune 26, 2013(2013-06-26) (aged 84)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
OccupationAnglican Bishop of the Diocese of Keewatin
Years active1955–1994
Spouse
Beverley Edith Allan (née Baker)
(m. 1955; died 2008)
Children4

Hugh James Pearson Allan (7 August 1928 – 26 June 2013) was a Canadian Anglican bishop.[1]

Allan was educated at the University of Manitoba. He was ordained in 1955[2] and began his ordained ministry with curacies in Winnipeg, after which he spent four years as a missionary at Peguis First Nation. From 1960 to 1968 he was Rector of St Mark's Winnipeg and then Rural Dean of Cypress. He was Dean of Qu'Appelle and Rector of St Paul's Cathedral, Regina until his ordination to the episcopate as the 6th Bishop of Keewatin in 1974.[3][4] He resigned his see in 1991 and was an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island until 1994. He died on June 26, 2013.[5]

  1. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House,1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  3. ^ Diocesan website Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Anglican Bishops of Canada Archived 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Obituary and memorial page". Neil Bardal Funeral Center. Neil Bardal. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2013.