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William White (bishop of Newfoundland)

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William White


William Charles White (August 31, 1865 – June 14, 1943) was the 5th Anglican Bishop of Newfoundland (1918-42).

White was born at Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and his father was Robert White.

White was rector of Fogo (1890-1900), Heart's Content (1900-1908), and the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, St. John's (1908-1917).

White was the first native born bishop of the Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador. He ordained "70 Queen’s men during his term of office."

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