About John Grisdale
Lived 1845 – 1922 (aged 76). John Grisdale was a British anglican priest.
John Grisdale (25 June 1845 – 27 January 1922) was an Anglican colonial bishop in the late 19th century.
Grisdale was born in Bolton, Lancashire, on 25 June 1845 and educated at the Missionary College in Islington. He was ordained in 1870.
After a year in India as a missionary he emigrated to Canada where he was Rector of Holy Trinity, Winnipeg. He was later Professor of Theology at St John’s College, Winnipeg and then Dean of Rupert's Land before being ordained to the episcopate as the third Bishop of Qu’Appelle. He died on 27 January 1922.
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Who was John Grisdale?
Anglican bishop
When was John Grisdale born?
John Grisdale was born on 25 June 1845 in Old Boston.
When did John Grisdale die?
John Grisdale died on 27 January 1922.
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John Grisdale was an anglican priest.
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John Grisdale was British.
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