John West (missionary)

The Revd. John West

John West (November 1778–21 December 1845) was the first Anglican priest in Western Canada and a teacher, reformer and author. A missionary of the Church Missionary Society and a chaplain for the Hudson's Bay Company, the chapel he founded in Winnipeg became St John's Cathedral.[1][2] Among his converts was Henry Budd, the first Native American ordained an Anglican priest.

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  2. ^ History of St John's Cathedral - The Birthplace of the Anglican Church in Western Canada