John Bothwell (bishop)

John Charles Bothwell (29 June 1926 – 28 January 2014) was a Canadian Anglican bishop and author in the second half of the 20th century.[1][2][3]

Bothwell was educated at Trinity College Toronto and ordained in 1951.[4] His first ministry position was at St James’ Cathedral, Toronto. He was then made senior assistant priest at Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver before incumbencies at Oakville, Dundas and Hamilton. He was Director of Programs for the Diocese of Niagara and then its coadjutor bishop.

He was the diocesan Bishop of Niagara from 1973 to 1985 and Archbishop of Niagara and Metropolitan of Ontario from then until 1991.[5] From 1991 to 2003 he was Chancellor of Trinity College, Toronto.

Bothwell retired to Hamilton, Ontario, and died in 2014 at Burlington, Ontario.[3]

  1. ^ His books include "Taking Risks and Keeping Faith", 1985; "An Open View: keeping faith day by day", 1990; and "Old Time Religion or Risky Faith: the challenge and the vision", 1993. British Library website. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  2. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  3. ^ a b Bishop John Bothwell dies at 87. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  5. ^ "Metropolitans of Ontario". Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010.