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Hugh Stiff

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Hugh Vernon Stiff
Born(1916-09-15)15 September 1916
Died24 September 1995(1995-09-24) (aged 79)
EducationUniversity of Toronto
OccupationClergyman

Hugh Vernon Stiff (1916–1995) was a Canadian Anglican bishop in the 20th century.[1][2]

Life and career

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Stiff was born on 15 September 1916[3] and educated at the University of Toronto. He was a parishioner of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto. He was ordained in 1953[4] and began his ordained ministry as missioner at Lintlaw, Saskatchewan. After this, he was Rector of All Saints' Saskatchewan, then Dean of Calgary.[5]

In 1969, he became Bishop of Keewatin.[6] In 1974, he became Dean of Toronto and Rector of St. James Cathedral, until his retirement in 1986. Stiff died on 24 September 1995.

References

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  1. ^ "House of Names".
  2. ^ "Canadian Bishops". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08.
  3. ^ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  5. ^ "Glenbow Museum".
  6. ^ "Diocese of Keewatin". Archived from the original on 2010-04-23.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Keewatin
1969–1974
Succeeded by