Name George Thorneloe | Died August 3, 1935 | |
George Thorneloe (4 October 1848 – 3 August 1935) was a Canadian Anglican bishop at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.
Thorneloe was born in Coventry, educated at Bishop’s College, Lennoxville and ordained in 1874. He was a missionary at Stanstead in Quebec Province until 1885 when he became Rector of St Peter's Sherbrooke. In 1896 he was elected Bishop of Algoma and in 1915 he also became Metropolitan of Ontario, positions he held until 1927.
Thorneloe died on 3 August 1935, a memorial service was held for him at St. Luke's Anglican Pro-Cathedral in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He was buried in Malvern Cemetery, Lennoxville, Quebec.
Awards and honors
Thorneloe's work was recognized in numerous ways including:
References
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