Dean of Fredericton explained

The Dean of Fredericton is an Anglican dean in the Anglican Diocese of Fredericton of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, based at Christ Church Anglican Cathedral in Fredericton.

The incumbents have been :

TenureIncumbentNotesRef
1895–1906Francis Partridge(1846–1906), 1st Dean of Fredericton[1]
1906–1907John A. Richardson (Acting Dean?)(1868–1938) (Bishop of Fredericton, 1907)[2]
1907–1915Charles Schofield(1871–1936), afterwards Dean of Columbia, 1915 and Bishop of British Columbia, 1916
1915–1932Scovil Neales(1864–1936)
1937–1960Spencer Gray
1960–1971Harold Nutter(1923–), afterwards Bishop of Fredericton, 1971
1972–1986Rhodes Cooper(1925–2009)
1986–1996John Wrightafterwards Dean of Columbia, 1996[3]
1996–1998William Hockin(1938–), afterwards coadjutor Bishop of Fredericton, 1998
1999–2014Keith Joyce(1952–)[4]
2014–presentGeoffrey Hall

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dean Partridge passes away yesterday morning. St John Daily Sun. 31 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Citizens with the Saints. 8 April 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044018/http://anglican.nb.ca/bishop/citizens_with_the_saints/4_the_golden_voice_of_the_house_of_bishops.html. dead.
  3. Web site: John Wright- Priest in Charge at Diocese of Nova Scotia and PEI. Linked-in. 6 April 2015.
  4. Web site: Keith Joyce appointed dean of Fredericton's Christ Church Cathedral. Anglican Journal. 31 March 2015.