Kenneth Evans (bishop of Ontario) explained

Kenneth Charles Evans (1903 - 1970) was the Anglican Bishop of Ontario from 1952 until his death.^[1]

He was born on 4 May 1903, Shunqing, Nanchong, Sichuan,^[2] western China^[3] and educated at the University of Toronto. He was ordained Deacon in 1930; and Priest in 1931.^[4] His early posts were at Lloydtown, Schomberg, Kettleby and Nobleton. He was a lecturer at Trinity College, Toronto from 1934 to 1940; and Dean of Divinity from 1940 to 1944. He was Dean of Montreal from 1944 until his elevation to the episcopate.

He died on 13 February 1970.

Notes and References

1. http://www.stgeorgescathedral.ca/index.cfm/history-architecture/episcopal-cross-ring-of-bishop-evans-presented-to-diocese/ St George's Cathedral Web Site
2. Book: China's Millions - North American Edition. China Inland Mission. 1903. Canada. 148.
3. ‘EVANS, Rt Rev. Kenneth Charles’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 2 Nov 2013
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1959-60 p368 London: Oxford University Press, 1959