Knowles, Edwin Hubert

Fifth Bishop of Qu' Appelle.

Edwin Hubert Knowles was born in Ceylon in 1874, and educated in England and Canada. When he came to Canada in 1891, he was a homesteader in Northwest Territories, then a teacher in Saskatchewan until 1903. He was ordained deacon in 1905, then priest in 1906, and served as curate, then incumbent, at Buffalo Lake, Saskatchewan until 1909. He received and LL.B. from the University of Manitoba that year, and became the incumbent of Kamsack, Saskatchewan, as well as the Chaplain of Kamsack's Masonic Lodge. He held these positions until 1911, when he became the secretary of the Diocese of Qu'Appelle. He also served the role of Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Qu'Appelle until 1935, as well as Canon of Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Qu'Appelle, 1914 - 1918; Chaplain to the RCMP of Regina, 1917; Archdeacon of Qu'Appelle, 1918 - 1935; Treasurer of the Diocese of Qu'Appelle, Regina, 1919 - 1921; and Vice-President of the Archaeology Society of Regina. In 1935, he was consecrated Bishop of Qu'Appelle, a post held until 1950, when he resigned. He received honourary degrees from St. Chad's College, Regina (D.D., 1931), and St. John's College (D.D., 1935). He passed away in 1962.