Arthur Sovereign

Arthur Henry Sovereign FRGS (1881 – 16 May 1966)[1] was an Anglican priest in the mid-20th century.[2]

He was born in Woodstock, Ontario in 1881[3] and educated at the University of Toronto. Ordained in 1906,[4] his first post was as a Curate at Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver[5] after which he was Rector of St Mark's, Vancouver.[6] He was Professor of Divinity at the Anglican Theological College, Vancouver from 1930 until his appointment to the episcopate as Bishop of Yukon in 1932, but only held the post for ten months.[7] From then[8] until 1950 he was Bishop of Athabasca.

  1. ^ The Times Wednesday, May 18, 1966; pg. 14; Issue 56634; col B Deaths
  2. ^ Bishops of Yukon Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. ^ "The Clergy List" London, Kelly's, 1913
  5. ^ Diocese of New Westminster
  6. ^ Photo of church in Sovereign’s time
  7. ^ Anglican Bishops of Canada Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Ecclesiastical News The Times Wednesday, Jul 05, 1933; pg. 19; Issue 46488; col D