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Fourth Bishop of Toronto; Fourth Metropolitan of Ontario (and Archbishop of Toronto).

James Fielding Sweeny was born in London, England in 1857. He was educated in Montreal, and attended McGill University, obtaining a B.A. in 1878. After he was ordained deacon on 1880, he became incumbent of St. Luke's Church. He received an M.A. from McGill in 1881, and was ordained priest the same year. In 1882, he became rector of St. Philip's Church in Toronto, where he stayed until 1909. During this time, he received an M.A. (ad eundem), a B.D., and a D.D. (ad eundem) from the University of Trinity College, and was made a canon of the Cathedral of St. Alban the Martyr, Toronto. He also served as Archdeacon of Simcoe, Toronto from 1905 to 1907, then of York and Simcoe from 1907 to 1909. He was consecrated as Bishop of Toronto in 1909, and was elected Metropolitan of Ontario and Archbishop of Toronto in 1932. He resigned the See of Toronto that year, and passed away in 1940.

Sweeny received several honourary degrees over the course of his life, including a D.C.L. (1914) from the University of Bishop's College; a D.D. (1917) from Wycliffe College; a D.D. (1919) from the University of King's College, Windsor, Nova Scotia; and an LL.D. (1921) from McGill University.

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 Algoma.

Edward Sullivan was born in Lurgan, Ireland in 1832, and received a B.A. from Trinity College Dublin in 1853, then an M.A. in 1858. He was ordained deacon that same year in London, Ontario, then priest in 1859. He was curate of St. George's Church, London Township, Ontario from 1858 to 1862. He married Mary Hutchinson in 1860, and was curate of St. George's Church in MOntreal from 1862 to 1868. In 1866, he married his second wife, Franis Mary Renaud, and the couple would go on to have five children. From 1868 to 1879, he was Rector of Trinity Church in Chicago, Illinois. He also received an honourary D.D. from the University of Chicago in 1873. He returned to Canada in 1879, becoming the Rector of St. George's Church, Montreal, and held this position until 1882, when he was consecrated Bishop of Algoma. He received an honourary D.C.L. from the University of Trinity College, Toronto. In 1883, he was elected to the See of Huron, but declined the election, and in 1896, he resigned the See of Algoma, becoming rector of Cathedral Church of St. James in Toronto. He passed away in 1899 in Toronto.

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.

First Bishop of Toronto.

John Strachan was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1778. He obtained an M.A. from University and King's College in Aberdeen in 1797, and was ordained deacon in 1803 in Quebec. He was ordained priest in 1804, and was a missionary with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Cornwall, Ontario from 1803 to 1812. He married Ann Wood McGill in 1807, and was granted an honourary D.D. from University and King's College in 1811. He was Rector of York, Ontario from 1812 to 1846. During this time, he was also a member of the executive council of Upper Canada in Toronto (1813 to 1836); a member of Legislative Council of Upper Canada in Toronto (1818 to 1840); Chairman of the Upper Canada Clergy Corporation (1819); President of the General Board of Education in Upper Canada (1822 - 1833); the Archdeacon of York (1825 to 1846); and President of King's College, Toronto (1827 to 1849). He received an honourary LL.D. from St. Andrew's University in St. Andrew's, and was consecrated Bishop of Toronto in 1839. He established the Diocesan Theological School in Cobourg to train clergyman in 1842, as well as the Church Society that same year. He passed away in 1867.

During his life, Strachan wrote and published extensively, including:

A concise introduction to practical arithmetic; for the use of schools (Montreal, 1809)

A discourse on the character of King George the Third, addressed to the inhabitants of British America (1810)

A sermon, on the death of the Rev. John Stuart, D.D., preached at Kingston, 25th August, 1811 (1811)

A sermon, preached at York before the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, August 2nd, 1812 (1812)

A letter to the ... Earl of Selkirk ... (London, 1816)

An appeal to the friends of religion and literature, in behalf of the University of Upper Canada (1827)

Canada church establishment: copy of a letter addressed to R. J. Wilmot Horton . .. respecting the state of the church in that province (1827) (also published as an appendix in U.C., House of Assembly, Journal, 1828)

A letter to the Rev. Thomas Chalmers ... on the life and character of ... Dr. Hobart, bishop of New-York ... (New York, 1832)

Journal of the visitation of the diocese of Toronto (Upper Canada) in the summer of 1840 (1841)

The petition of John, by divine permission bishop of Toronto, to the honourable the Legislative Assembly of Canada, April 13th, 1849 (1849)

Pastoral letter to the clergy and laity of the diocese of Toronto (1850)

An address to the members of the Church of England,from the bishop of Toronto, in behalf of the Upper Canada Church University (1850)

Church university of Upper Canada: pastoral letter from the lord bishop of Toronto to the clergy and laity of the diocese of Toronto (1850)

Pastoral letter to the clergy and laity of the diocese of Toronto, on the subject of the university ... (1850)

The report of the bishop of Toronto, to the Most Hon. the Duke of Newcastle, her majesty's secretary of state for the colonies, on the subject of the colonial church (1853)

A pastoral letter to the laity of the diocese of Toronto (1861)

Second Bishop of Quebec.

Charles James Stewart was born in 1775 in Wigtonshire, Scotland, attended Corpus Christi College and becoming a Fellow of All Souls College in 1795. He obtained a B.A. from Oxford University in 1795, then an M.A. in 1799. He was ordained deacon in 1798, and priest in 1799. He was Rector of Orton Longueville, with St. Botolph Bridge in Huntingdonshire, England from 1798 to 1807, then became a Missionary to St. Armand, Quebec until 1815. He was instrumental in organizing relief work for those affected by the war of 1812. From 1815 to 1817, he lived in England on furlough, obtaining an honourary D.D. (1816) from Oxford during this time. In 1817, he returned to Quebec as a missionary, this time to Hatley, and in 1819, became a travelling missionary throughout Ontario and Quebec. He was consecrated Bishop of Quebec in 1826, and passed away in 1837 in London, England.

Bill Stewart was a reporter with the Canadian Press, from Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec. He was the first CP reporter on the beach during the June 6th, 1944 D-Day landings in France, and was named to the Order of the British Empire in 1948. He was the Montreal bureau chief of the Canadian Press from 1952 to 1974. He passed away in 2004.

Second Bishop of Nova Scotia.

Robert Stanser was born in Harthill, England in 1760, and received an LL.B from Cambridge University in 1788. He was ordained deacon in 1783, then priest in 1784, and was curate of Bulwell, England from 1783 to 1787. In 1787, he worked for the Society for the Propogation of the Gospel in England and Wales, then in 1791, was appointed rector of St. Paul's in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a position he held for 25 years. During this time, he also served as Chaplain to the House of Assembly in Halifax, the Legislative Council, the Naval Hospital, and the H.M.S. Leander. He was popular among both Anglicans and Non-Anglicans, and was therefore the most popular choice for Bishop when Charles Inglis passed away. He was consecrated Bishop of Nova Scotia in 1816, but spent most of his episcopate in England due to ill health. He resigned the See in 1924, and died in Hampton, England in 1928.

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.

Third Bishop of Yukon; Sixth Bishop of Athabasca.

Arthur Henry Sovereign was born in Woodstock, Ontario in 1881, and obtained a B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1905, then an M.A. in 1906. He was ordained deacon in 1906, becoming curate of Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver until 1909. He was ordained priest in 1907. From 1909 to 1932, he held the position of Rector at St. Mark's Church, Vancouver. In 1910, he obtained a B.D., by examination of the Board of Examiners, recognized by the Provincial Synod of the Church of England in the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, as well as a L.Th. from Wycliffe College. He lectured in Theology at the Vancouver Theological College from 1910 to 1914, and became a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society in 1923. He was Commissary in Canada for the Bishop of the Yukon from 1927 to 1932, and Canon of Church Church Cathedral from 1929 to 1932. In 1931, he received an honourary D.D. from Wycliffe College, and in 1932, he was consecrated Bishop of the Yukon, then was translated to the See of Athabasca. He resigned in 1950, and passed away in Vernon, British Columbia in 1966.