George Reginald Calvert
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George Reginald Calvert was the fourth Bishop of Calgary
in the Anglican Church of Canada
.
Clavert was educated at the University of Toronto
and ordained in 1925. He was the incumbent of Snow Flake, Manitoba and then Rector
of Holland, Killarney and West Kildoran before becoming Archdeacon
of Winnipeg
. From 1949 to 1952 he was Dean
of Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, British Columbia when he was ordained to the episcopate. He was a Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, Manitoba (Ancient Free and Accepted Masons). He retired in 1967 and died in 1976.
Anglican Diocese of Calgary
The Anglican Diocese of Calgary is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada, located in the southern part of the civil province of Alberta. It was established in 1888...
in the Anglican Church of Canada
Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada is the Province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French name is l'Église Anglicane du Canada. The ACC is the third largest church in Canada after the Roman Catholic Church and the United Church of Canada, consisting of 800,000 registered members...
.
Clavert was educated at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
and ordained in 1925. He was the incumbent of Snow Flake, Manitoba and then Rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of Holland, Killarney and West Kildoran before becoming Archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
of Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. From 1949 to 1952 he was Dean
Dean (religion)
A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...
of Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, British Columbia when he was ordained to the episcopate. He was a Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, Manitoba (Ancient Free and Accepted Masons). He retired in 1967 and died in 1976.