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Coadjutor Bishop of Huron; Second Bishop of Huron.

Issac Hellmuth was born in 1820 in Warsaw, Poland, and was educated privately, then at the University of Breslau. He converted to Christianity from Judiasm in the 1830s, and was ordained deacon, then priest, in 1846 in Quebec. He became the Rector of Sherbrooke, Quebec in 1846, as well as the Professor of Hebrew and Rabbinical Literature at Bishop's College, and was at some point made the Vice-Principal of the college. He stayed there until 1854, marrying Maria Evans in 1847, and obtaining an honourary D.D. from Lambeth in 1853, as well as a D.D. (ad eundem) from the University of Bishop's College in 1854. From 1854 to 1863, he was the General Superintendent for the Commonwealth and Continental Church Society in British North America. In the 1860s, he raised substantial funds amongst British Evangelicals for Bishop Cronyn's Huron College. From 1862 to 1867, he was the Principal of Huron College, and a Professor of Divinity. He was also Archdeacon of Huron from 1864 to 1867. He founded the London Collegiate Institute (Hellmuth College) for boys in 1865, and the Hellmuth Ladies' College in 1867. From 1867, he was Rector of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, as well as Dean of Huron, until 1871, when he was elected as Coadjutor Bishop of Huron (for which he was given the title Bishop of Norfolk). He succeeded to the See of Huron in September 1871, after the former Bishop, Benjamin Cronyn, died. He remained in this position until 1883.

In the 1870s, Hellmuth, along with other interested parties, promoted the founding of Western University, first by having the University take possession of Hellmuth College. Hellmuth worked hard to get the university up and running, by fundraising, donating his own money, asking for a Charter from the provincial government, and defending the bill to incorporate it. He became Chancellor and chairman of the senate, and is today considered the founder of the university. He left Western behind in 1883 when he resigned the See of Huron and moved back to England to be the Assistant Bishop (Suffragan) to the Bishop of Ripon. Unfortunately, his position there did not last long, when the Bishop passed away. Hellmuth's wife passed away soon after, and he became Rector of Bridlington, England from 1885 to 1891. He remarried in 1886, and became perpetual curate of Bessingby, England from 1888 to 1891. He was Chaplain of Holy Trinity, Pau, France from 1891 to 1897, then Rector of Compton Pauncefoot, England until 1899. He then retired and lived in Weston-Super-Mare, England until his death in 1901.

First Bishop of British Columbia.

George Hills was born in Kent, England in 1816, and attended the University of Durham, obtaining a B.A. in 1836 and an M.A. in 1838. He was ordained deacon, then priest, in 1840, and became the curate of North Shields, Northumberland until 1841, then of Leeds Parish Church until 1845. He was perpetual curate of St. Mary's in Leeds, then became Vicar of Great Dartmouth, Norfolk in 1848. He remained there for eleven years, during which time he also became an honourary canon of Norwich Cathedral. He built a new church, and ensured his clergy were regularly trained. He was consecrated Bishop of British Columbia in 1859, a post he held until 1892. While Bishop, he travelled throughout his diocese and established secondary schools and residential schools. He married Maria Philadelphia Louisa King in 1865. His wife passed away in 1888, and Hills resigned in 1892, returning to England and becoming Rector of Parham in 1894. He passed away in 1895. He was granted one honourary degree, a D.D. from the University of Durham in 1858.

Third Bishop of Moosonee; Third Bishop of Athabasca.

George Holmes was born in the Parish of Burton in Kendal, Westmoreland, England, in 1858. He was educated in Reading and Islington, England, and was ordained deacon in 1887 in Dunvegan, Alberta, and priest in Fort Vermillion, N.W. Canada in 1888. He was the Priest in Charge of St. Peter's Mission, Lesser Slave Lake, in N.W. Canada from 1887 to 1905. He married Eliza Perkes in 1892, and became Archdeacon of Athabasca in 1901. He was consecrated Bishop of Moosonee in 1905, and received an honourary D.D. from St. John's College in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was translated to the See of Athabasca in 1901, and passed away in 1912 at St. Barnabas' Vicarage, Holloway, London, England.

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.

Annie Huestis was a Canadian poet and librarian from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Born May 6th, 1878, she was educated at Sacred Heart School in Halifax. Her first poem was published c. 1890, when Charles G. D. Roberts send it to the New York Independent. She worked as a Hansard typist on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, then became a librarian for the YMCA in Brooklyn, New York. In 1945, she retired, and returned to live in Nova Scotia. She died on May 23rd, 1960.

Charles Inglis was the first Anglican Bishop of Nova Scotia from 1787 to 1816. Born in Glencolumbkille, County Donegal, Ireland in 1734, he moved to America sometime prior to age 21. There, he taught at an Anglican school in Pennsylvania until he was able to be ordained as a deacon and priest by the Bishop of Rochester in 1758. He then worked as a missionary in Delaware until 1766, when he became a curate at Trinity Church, New York.

Inglis was loyal to England during the American Revolutionary War, and faced hostility from American revolutionaries. However, he was kept safe when, in 1776, the British occupied New York, and in 1777, he was appointed the rector of Trinity Church upon the death of the previous. Unfortunately, he had to resign after the Americans won the war in 1783, and travelled back to England, where he stayed for three years until he was appointed the Bishop of Nova Scotia in 1787.

After moving to Nova Scotia with his family, Inglis would spend the rest of his life there. Though he faced early obstacles in the form of a hostile Lieutenant Governor and clergy, his time was made easier when a fellow friendly loyalist was appointed Lieutenant Governor. As for the clergy, he instituted mandatory visitations, and invited them to discuss their ideas with him rather than dictate, and tried to interfere in their affairs as little as possible. These actions won him respect among the Nova Scotia Anglican community.

In 1788, Inglis established the King's Collegiate School, and then the University of King's College in 1789, with the express purpose of training more clergy for the Anglican church in Nova Scotia. He partially retired in 1795, moved from Halifax to Windsor, then to Aylesford, to live on a large estate, and it was there that he passed away in 1816. He had brought up his son, John, to take over for him after his death, and though this goal was not achieved immediately after his death, John eventually became the third Bishop of Nova Scotia in 1825.

Third Bishop of Nova Scotia.

John Inglis was born in 1777 in New York, the son of Charles Inglis, first Bishop of Nova Scotia. He was educated in Windsor, Nova Scotia, and received a B.A. from the University of King's College there. He was ordained deacon in 1801, after spending some time in England searching for books on behalf of the King's College library. He was ordained priest in 1802, and was Rector of St. Mary's Church in Aylesford until 1816. He was the Commissary to the Bishop of Nova Scotia from 1802 to 1824, as well as Rector of St. Paul's, Halifax and Chaplain to the House of Assembly, Halifax from 1816 to 1825. He was consecrated Bishop of Nova Scotia in 1825, and was made a member of his Majesty's Council in the Province of Nova Scotia. During his time as Bishop, Inglis realized that his diocese was too large for one man to handle, and worked to divide it. He succeeded in dividing the diocese twice, once in 1839 to create the Diocese of Newfoundland and Bermuda, and once in 1845 to create the Diocese of Fredericton. He passed away in 1850.

Richard Arthur Johnson was an architect who worked in Sydney and Halifax, Nova Scotia. He worked in Boston for some time, and in 1902 moved to Sydney to join Hopson Brothers architects and engineers. The firm eventually dissolved, and by 1927, he had his own practice in Bedford. He passed away in 1949.

Fourth Bishop of Newfoundland (with Bermuda).

Llewellyn Jones was born in Liverpool, England in 1840. He received a B.A. from Cambridge University in 1862, and was ordained deacon in Worcester in 1864, then priest in Bromsgroves in 1865. He was curate of Bromsgrove from 1864 to 1874, and obtained an M.A. from Cambridge in 1866. He was Rector of Little Hereford from 1874 to 1878, and was consecrated Bishop of Newfoundland in 1878. He was then elected to the See of Bermuda in 1879. He received an honourary D.D. from the University of King's College in Windsor, Nova Scotia in 1905. He resigned in 1918, and passed away in 1918 in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Coadjutor Bishop of Newfoundland; Third Bishop of Newfoundland (with Bermuda); Coadjutor Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness; Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness; Primus of Scotland.

James Butter Knill Kelly was born in Standish, Lancashire in 1832. He obtained a B.A. from Cambridge University in 1854, and an M.A. in 1858. In 1855, he was ordained deacon, then priest in 1856. He was curate of Abington, England from 1855 to 1856, then became Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Sodor and Man until 1864. He was the Registrar of the Diocese, as well as Vicar of Kirkmichael, Isle of Man, from 1860 to 1864. He then moved to Newfoundland and became Incumbent of St. John's, until he was consecrated Coadjutor Bishop in 1867. He travelled throughout the diocese with the Bishop of Newfoundland, Edward Feild, including Bermuda, which was part of it at the time. He found travel difficult, and resolved that when he succeeded Bishop Feild, he would also have a Coadjutor to help him with his duties. Unfortunately, when he did become Bishop in 1876, he was unable to find anyone to fill the role, and resigned a year later. He moved back to England and became Vicar of St. Chad's in Kirkby, until 1880. From 1879 to 1884, he was Commissary for the Bishop of Chester, and in 1880, became the Archdeacon of Macclesfield, England. In 1884, he became the Commissary for the Bishop of Salisbury, until he was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Moray, Ross, and Caithness in 1885. He also held the position of Provost at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Inverness, and he succeeded to the See of Moray, Ross, and Caithness in 1886. In 1901, he became the Primus of Scotland. He resigned in 1904, and lived in retirement until 1907, when he passed away in Inverness.