Dean of Montreal

The Dean of Montreal is an Anglican dean in the Anglican Diocese of Montreal of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, based at Christ Church Anglican Cathedral in Montreal.

The incumbents have been (incomplete list):

Tenure Incumbent Notes Ref
1854–1872 John Bethune (1791–1872), 1st Dean of Montreal [1]
1872–1878 William Bond (1815–1906), afterwards Bishop of Montreal, 1878 [2]
1879–1883 Maurice Baldwin (1836–1904), afterwards Bishop of Huron, 1883 [3]
1883–1902 James Carmichael (1838–1908), afterwards Bishop of Montreal, 1906
1902–1920 Thomas Evans previously Archdeacon of Montreal from 1886 to 1902
1922–1939 Arthur Carlisle (1881–1943), afterwards Bishop of Montreal, 1939
1940–1943 John Dixon (1888–1972), afterwards Bishop of Montreal, 1943 [4]
1944–1952 Kenneth Evans (1903–1970), afterwards Bishop of Ontario, 1952
1953–1960 Hasted Dowker (1900–1986) afterwards he was Archdeacon of Bow Valley from 1960 to 1966
1960–1962 Kenneth Maguire (1923–2000), afterwards Bishop of Montreal,1963 [5]
1962-1968 William C. Bothwell (1923-2015) [6]
1968–?1969 Barry Valentine (1927–2009), afterwards Bishop of Rupert's Land,1970
1969–1985 Ron Shepherd (1926–2012), afterwards Bishop of British Columbia, 1985 [7]
1986-1990 Andrew Hutchison (1938- ), afterwards Bishop of Montreal, 1990 then Primate of Canada, 2004
1991–2011 Michael Pitts [8]
2011–2016 Paul Kennington [9]
2018– Bertrand Olivier [10]
  1. ^ "Dean of Montreal". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
  2. ^ Virr, George (1994). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-3998-7. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  3. ^ Borthwick, Douglas. History of the Diocese of Montreal, 1850-1910. p. 57.
  4. ^ "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search".
  5. ^ "Earls Family Chronicles - Christopher e. Brennen".
  6. ^ "Obituary of Rev. Dr. William Bothwell | George Darte Funeral Home". dartefuneralhome.com.
  7. ^ "The Right Reverend Ronald Francis Shepherd". Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Cathedral Script - June July 1991 (No. 185)". Christ Church Cathedral Montreal. Retrieved 4 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "New Dean installed in Diocese of Montreal's Christ Church Cathedral". 3 February 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  10. ^ "A message from Bishop Mary Irwin-Gibson". 31 October 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.