Owen, Derwyn Trevor

Fifth Bishop of Niagara; Fifth Bishop of Toronto; Sixth Primate of All Canada.

Derwyn Trevor Owen was born in Twickenham, England in 1876. He was ordained deacon in Toronto in 1900, and priest in 1901. He was curate of St. John's Church, Toronto from 1900 to 1902, then of St. James' Church, Toronto until 1907. He obtained an L.Th. from Trinity University in Toronto in 1907, and became assistant rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, then Rector in 1910. In 1914, he was made Rector of Christ Church Cathedral in Hamilton, Ontario, a post he held until 1925. During this time, he was also a Canon of Christ Church Cathedral (1914 to 1915) and the Dean of Niagara (1915 to 1925). He received an honourary D.D. from Trinity University in 1916, and was consecrated Bishop of Niagara in 1925. He was then translated to the See of Toronto in 1932, and became Primate of All Canada in 1934. He passed away in 1947.