Right Reverend John Medley | |
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| Bishop of Fredericton | |
,_Bishop_of_Fredericton,_New_Brunswick.jpg) Portrait of Bishop Medley in 1848 by John Bridges | |
| Province | Canada |
| Diocese | Fredericton |
| In office | 1845–1892 |
| Successor | Tully Kingdon |
| Other post(s) | Metropolitan Bishop of Canada 1879—1892 |
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| Ordination | 1829 |
| Consecration | 4 May 1845 by William Howley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1804 London, England |
| Died | 9 September 1892 (aged 87) Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Buried | Fredericton |
| Denomination | Church of England |
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| Alma mater | Wadham College, Oxford |
John Medley, (19 December 1804 – 9 September 1892), was a Church of England clergyman who became the first bishop of Fredericton in 1845. In 1879 he succeeded Ashton Oxenden as Metropolitan of Canada.[1]
- ^ Harding, Lyman N. (1994). "John, by divine permission". Citizens with the Saints: A brief history of Anglicanism in New Brunswick. Fredericton: Diocesan Synod of Fredericton. ISBN 0919488609. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2014.