About John Dixon
Lived 1888 – 1972 (aged 83). John Dixon was an anglican priest.
John Harkness Dixon (23 July 1888 – 1 April 1972) was the 7th Anglican Bishop of Montreal from 1943 to 1960 and then Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada (and thus Archbishop of Montreal) for a further two years.
Born in Iroquois, Ontario he was educated at the University of Toronto before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Fenaghvale, Ontario. This was swiftly followed by elevation to posts in Ottawa, during which time he was appointed a Canon of the cathedral . After a further 8 years in the Diocese of Toronto he was appointed Dean of Montreal in 1940 before being made bishop in 1943.
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Anglican Bishop of Montreal (1888-1972)
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John Dixon was born on 23 July 1888.
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John Dixon died on 1 April 1972.
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John Dixon was an anglican priest.
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