John George Anderson was an Canadian Anglican priest

Priest

A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...

 in the first half of the 20th century. He was born in Orkney, Saskatchewan

Orkney, Saskatchewan

Orkney is a hamlet in Val Marie No. 17, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 13 at the 2001 Canada Census.-Demographics:-Education:...

 on 23 March 1866, educated at St. John's College, University of Manitoba

St. John's College, University of Manitoba

St John's College is a small Anglican college located on the University of Manitoba campus in Winnipeg, Canada. It is home to the Institute for Anglican Ministry, a ministry of the Diocese of Rupert's Land that seeks to train Anglican lay people.-History:...

 and ordained in 1889 after which he was a CMS

Church Mission Society

The Church Mission Society, also known as the Church Missionary Society, is a group of evangelistic societies working with the Anglican Communion and Protestant Christians around the world...

 missionary at Long Sault

Long Sault

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 then Vicar

Vicar

In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...

 of St Peter’s, Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

. From 1899 to 1909 he was Rural Dean

Rural Dean

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 of Lisgar

Lisgar (electoral district)

Lisgarwas a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1988. This riding was created following the admission of Manitoba into the Canadian Confederation in 1870....

. In that year he became Bishop of Moosonee

Anglican Diocese of Moosonee

The Anglican Diocese of Moosonee is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario of the Anglican Church of Canada. Now headquartered in Timmins, Ontario it was originally headquartered in Moose Factory. Its first bishop was the Right Rev. John Horden....

, a post he held until 1943, for the last three years of which he was also Metropolitan of Ontario.. He died on 15 June 1943.