Serie 24 - John Philip DuMoulin correspondence

Third Bishop of Niagara.

John Philip DuMoulin was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1834. He was ordained deacon in 1862, and priest in 1863. He was curate of St. John's Church in London Township, Ontario from 1862 to 1864, and he married Frances Brough in 1863. He served as curate for three more churches between 1864 and 1871, in Galt, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. In 1870, he became Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Montreal, a position he served in until 1878. He also served as rector of St. Thomas' Church in Hamilton, Ontario from 1871 to 1874. He rejected an election to the See of Algoma in 1872, and became rector of St. Martin's Church in Montreal in 1874, where he remained until 1882. He was again Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Montreal from 1879 to 1882, as well as honourary canon to Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal. From 1882 to 1896, he was the rector of St. James' Cathedral in Toronto, as well as honourary canon. He also served as Sub-Dean of St. Alban's Cathedral in Toronto from 1884 to 1896. He was consecrated Bishop of Niagara in 1896, and passed away in Hamilton, Ontario in 1911. He received an M.A. (ad eundem) (1878) from the University of Bishops' College in Lennoxville, Quebec; an honourary D.C.L. (1889) from the University of Trinity College in Toronto, Ontario; and an honourary D.D. (1899) from the University of Bishops' College.