Thomas Wilkinson (bishop of Brandon) explained

Thomas Wilfrid Wilkinson was the third Bishop of Brandon in Canada.[1]

He was ordained in 1929 [2] and began his career as Curate at Hudson Bay Junction after which he held incumbencies in Macklin and Tisdale. From 1941 to 1945 he was a chaplain in the RCAF. When peace returned he was Rural Dean of Melfort then Archdeacon of Dauphin.[3] His last post before elevation to the episcopate was as Rector of St. Matthew's Cathedral, Brandon and Dean of Brandon.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/brandon-sun-the/mi_8087/is_20090624/june-24-2009/ai_n50891176/ Bnet
  2. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
  3. [Crockford's Clerical Directory|Crockford’s]
  4. http://www.mts.net/~stmatt/History%20new.htm Cathedral web-site