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First Bishop of Moosonee.

John Horden was born in Exeter, England in 1828, and educated at St. John's School. In 1851, he married Elizabeth Oak, and the couple had six children. He was a missionary for the Church Missionary Society at Moose Fort, Ontario from 1851 to 1872, and was ordained both deacon and priest in 1852. He was consecrated Bishop of Moosonee in 1872, and published A grammar of the Cree language, as spoken by the Cree Indians of North America in 1881. He passed away in Moose Factory, Ontario 1893.

Fifth Bishop of Ontario; Eighth Metropolitan of Ontario.

John Lyons was born in Leeds County, Ontario in 1878. He obtained a B.A. from the University of Trinity College, Toronto in 1906, and an M.A. in 1907. He was ordained deacon that same year, and priest in 1908. From 1907 to 1910, he was a missionary to North Frontenac, then served as Rector of Roslin, Ontario until 1915; of Burritt's Rapids, Ontario until 1917; and of Elizabethtown, Ontario until 1923. He became the Rural Dean of Leeds from 1920 to 1924, and was Rector of Picton, Ontario from 1923 to 1927. He became the Vicar of St. Thomas' Church in Belleville, Ontario in 1927, where he stayed until he was made Archdeacon of Frontenac and Rector of Precott, Ontario in 1931. He was consecrated Bishop of Ontario in 1932, and given an honourary D.D. from the University of Trinity College. In 1949, he became Metropolitan of Ontario. He resigned in 1952, and passed away in 1958.

Fourth Bishop of Athabasca; Assistant Bishop of Norwich.

Edwin Frederick Robins was born in London, England in 1870. After receiving private education and attending Church Missionary School in Islington, he was ordained deacon in 1894. He served as a Missionary to Dera Ghaze Khan in India until 1897, when he was ordained priest and became the curate of St. James' Church, Paddington. He then moved onto Widcombe, Bath, to serve as a curate there, from 1898 to 1901. In 1901, he became the Organizing Secretary for the Dioceses of Bristol, Gloucester, and Worcester. In 1902, he became Vicar of Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex, where he stayed until 1909, when he was appointed Incumbent of Athabasca Landing, as well as Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Athabasca, and Secretary-Treasurer of the Diocese of Athabasca. From 1910 t0 1912, he was the Archdeacon of Athabasca, until he was consecrated Bishop of Athabasca in 1912. He also received an honourary D.D. from St. John's College that year, and another honourary D.D. from the University of Trinity College, Toronto, in 1924. He resigned the See of Athabasca in 1930, and was appointed Assistant Bishop of Norwich. He passed away in 1953.

Fifth Bishop of Niagara; Fifth Bishop of Toronto; Sixth Primate of All Canada.

Derwyn Trevor Owen was born in Twickenham, England in 1876. He was ordained deacon in Toronto in 1900, and priest in 1901. He was curate of St. John's Church, Toronto from 1900 to 1902, then of St. James' Church, Toronto until 1907. He obtained an L.Th. from Trinity University in Toronto in 1907, and became assistant rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, then Rector in 1910. In 1914, he was made Rector of Christ Church Cathedral in Hamilton, Ontario, a post he held until 1925. During this time, he was also a Canon of Christ Church Cathedral (1914 to 1915) and the Dean of Niagara (1915 to 1925). He received an honourary D.D. from Trinity University in 1916, and was consecrated Bishop of Niagara in 1925. He was then translated to the See of Toronto in 1932, and became Primate of All Canada in 1934. He passed away in 1947.

First Bishop of Newfoundland; Bishop of Jamaica.

Aubrey George Spencer was born in London, England in 1795. He was ordained deacon in 1817, then priest in 1819. He was curate of Prittlewell, England from 1818 to 1819, then became a missionary in Newfoundland until 1822. He then travelled to Bermuda and became the Rector of Smiths and Hamilton, until 1825, when he became rector of Paget and Warwick, Bermuda, as well as Archdeacon on Bermuda, positions he held until 1839. He married Eliza Musson in 1825, and received an honourary D.D. from Oxford University. In 1827, he received an honourary D.C.L. from the University in King's College in Windsor, Nova Scotia, and published Sermons on various subjects. In 1839, he was consecrated Bishop of Newfoundland, and was translated to the See of Jamaica in 1843. He resided in Torquay, England from 1855 to 1872 due to poor health, and in 1867, published A brief account of the Church of England, its faith and worship: as shown by the Book of Common Prayer. During his life, he founded theological college in Newfoundland, laid the first stone of the Cathedral of St. John's, and helped to found 20 other churches. He passed away in 1872 in Torquay.

Second Bishop of Calgary; Fifth Metropolitan of Rupert's Land (sixth Bishop and fifth Archbishop of Rupert's Land).

Louis Ralph Sherman was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1886. He obtained a L.S.T. from the University of Bishop's College in 1901, a B.A. from the University of New Brunswick in 1907, a B.A. from Oxford University in 1911, a B.Litt. from Oxford in 1914, and an M.A. from the University of New Brunswick in 1915. He was ordained deacon in 1912 in London, England, and priest in 1913. He was curate of Christ Church Oxford Mission, St. Frideswides, Poplar E. from 1912 to 1913, followed by Christ Church Oxford Mission, Christ Church, Notting Hill from 1913 to 1914, and finally Trinity Church, Saint John, New Brunswick from 1914 to 1916. He was priest in charge of Trinity Church from 1916 to 1917, then moved to Ontario to become rector of Holy Trinity Church in Toronto until 1925. He was Canon of Cathedral Church St. Albans the Martyr, Toronto in 1922, and became rector of Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity in Quebec from 1925 to 1927, as well as Dean of Quebec. He was consecrated Bishop of Calgary in 1927, and received an honourary D.D. from the University of Bishop's College, Lennoxville. In 1943, he was elected Metropolitan and Archbishop of Rupert's Land,, and in 1949, he received an honourary D.D. from the University of Manitoba. He passed away in Brandon, Manitoba in 1953.

Third Bishop of Toronto; Sixth Metropolitan of Canada (and Archbishop of Toronto); Third Primate of All Canada.

Arthur Sweatman was born in London, England in 1834. He obtained a B.A. from Cambridge University in 1859, and an M.A. in 1862. He was ordained deacon in 1859 as well, then priest in 1860. He served as curate of Holy Trinity in Islington, England, from 1859 to 1863, and in 1860 he founded the Islington Youths' Institute. He was a master at Islington Preparatory School in 1863, then became curate of St. Stephen's in Canonbury, England until 1865. He was the first headmaster of the London Collegiate Institute, an Anglican residential school in the Diocese of Huron, from 1865 to 1871. He married Susanna Garland in 1868, and had seven children with her. He was then Mathematics master at Upper Canada College for a year, before becoming Rector of Brantford, Ontario in 1872. He held this position until 1874, and was made principal of Hellmuth Boy's College (formerly the London Collegiate Institute) from 1874 to 1876. He was priest in charge of the Parish of Woodstock, Ontario, and the Archdeacon on Brant, from 1876 to 1879. He was also a canon of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Ontario. He held secretary posts for both the Synod of the Diocese of Huron and the House of Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, and was the Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Huron until 1879. He was appointed Bishop of Toronto in 1879, and throughout his tenure, made reforms to the organizational and financial policies and procedures of the diocese. In 1890, he was the chair of the committee that created a plan for the general synod, which would bring the Anglican provinces in Canada as a national church. He was elected Metropolitan of Canada in 1907, then Primate of All Canada. Unfortunately, he passed away two years later, in Toronto in 1909.

Throughout his life, he received various honourary degrees, including a D.D. (1879) from Cambridge; a D.C.L. (1882) and D.D. (1907) from the University of Trinity College, Toronto; a D.C.L. (1897) from Durham; and a D.D. (1897) from Oxford.

Second Bishop of Selkirk ( title changed to Yukon); Third Metropolitan of Rupert's' Land (fourth Bishop and third Archbishop of Rupert's Land).

Isaac Stringer was born in the Township of Kincardine, Ontario in 1866. In 1891, he obtained a B.A. from the University of Toronto, and was ordained deacon in 1892, then priest in 1893. He worked as a missionary to the Inuit peoples in the Canadian Arctic, and translated portions of the bible, hymns, and prayer book into Inuktitut. He was married to Sarah Ann "Sadie" Alexander in 1896, and the couple would have five children. He spent 1902 to 1903 on furlough, and in 1903 became the Rector of Christ Church in Whitehorse. In 1905, he was consecrated Bishop of Selkirk, and received an honourary D.D. from St. John's College. The name of diocese changed to Yukon in 1907, and Stringer's title did with it, making him the Bishop of the Yukon. In 1909, he became known as the "Bishop who ate his boots," after surviving an ordeal in the Rocky Mountains while attempting to reach Dawson City from Fort McPherson. He and his companion ate their sealskin boots to survive. In 1918, he received an honourary D.D. from Wycliffe College, and in 1920, he founded St. Paul's Hostel. He was elected Metropolitan of Rupert's Land in 1931, and passed away suddenly in 1934.

Fourth Bishop of Huron; Third Metropolitan of Ontario (and Archbishop of Huron).

David Williams was born in Silian, Wales in 1859. He attended Oxford University, obtaining a B.A. in 1883. He was ordained deacon in 1885, and priest in 1886. He was curate first of Festiniog, with Maentwrog, Merions, in Wales, from 1885 to 1887, then of St. John's Chapter House, in London, Ontario, from 1887 to 1888. He was professor of Mathematics and Classics at Huron College for five years, beginning in 1887, and curate of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Ontario from 1888 to 1892. He received another B.A. from Oxford in 1890, and an M.A. in 1901. He was Rector of St. James Church, Stratford, Ontario from 1892 to 1904, and Archdeacon of Perth from 1903 to 1905. In 1905, he was consecrated Bishop of Huron, and received an honourary D.D. from Western University. In the years that followed, he received another two honourary degrees - an LL.D. from Trinity University in 1907, and a D.C.L. from the University of Bishop's College in 1922. In 1924, he was appointed to Episcopal Canonry of Gerizim, in the Cathedral Collegiate Church of St. George the Martyr, in Jerusalem. Finally, he was elected President of the House of Bishops in 1926, and became Metropolitan of Ontario and Archbishop of Huron. He passed away in 1931.

Second Bishop of Athabasca.

Richard Young was born in South Park, South Lincolnshire, England in 1843. He obtained a B.A. from Cambridge University in 1868, and was ordained deacon in Worcester Cathedral that year. He served as curate of Halesowen, England from 1868 to 1869, and was then ordained priest in Coventry. He was vicar of Fulstow, England from 1869 to 1872, then joined the Church Missionary Society as the organizing secretary for West Yorkshire. He married Julia Hentsley Harrison in 1873, and would go on to have four children with her. In 1875, he became the Incumbent of St. Andrew's, Manitoba, where he stayed until 1884. In addition, he was appointed to the finance committee of the Diocese of Rupert's Land from 1877 to 1885. In 1884, he was consecrated Bishop of Athabasca when William Carpenter Bompas asked to have his diocese divided. During his tenure, he tried to ensure the diocese would be financially independent, and worked extensively to minister to First Nations people of the area. He established a printing press in 1892, so scriptures could be published in Cree and Beaver languages; he attempted, unsuccessfully, to learn these languages himself, and encouraged other clergy members to do the same; he even criticized the government in the way they dealt with First Nations people. For all of that, he still was unsure of First Nations people becoming clergy members, and he believed that those who were mixed indigenous and european were "corrupted." In 1903, he resigned the See of Athabasca, and retired to Liverpool, England, due to poor health. He passed away in Kent in 1905.

Richard Young received an honourary D.D. from St. John's College, Winnipeg in 1884, and an honourary D.C.L. from the University of Trinity College in 1893.