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Coadjutor Bishop of Qu' Appelle; Fourth Bishop of Qu' Appelle; Fourth Metropolitan of Rupert's Land.
Malcolm Taylor McAdam Harding was born in Hertfordshore, England, in 1864. He was ordained deacon in Brockville, Ontario in 1888, and served his curacy there at Trinity Church until 1889, when he ordained priest in Kingston. He then served there as Curate of the Cathedral Church of St. George until 1892. From 1893 to 1904, he became Rector of Brandon, Manitoba, where he also was appointed honourary captain and chaplain of the 12th Manitoba Dragoons from 1900 to 1905. In 1903, he became Archdeacon of Assiniboia, Indian Head, Saskatchewan, as well as Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Qu'Appelle in 1904. He held both positions until 1909, when he was consecrated as Bishop (coadjutor) of Qu'Appelle. He succeeded to the See in 1911, and became the Metropolitan of Rupert's Land in 1934. He resigned in 1943 and passed away in 1949. He was granted an honourary D.D. from St. John's College in 1906.