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Frederick Du Vernet


Frederick Herbert DuVernet
1st Metropolitan of British Columbia
Archbishop of Caledonia
ChurchAnglican Church of Canada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DioceseCaledonia
In office1915–1924
SuccessorAdam de Pencier
Other post(s)Bishop of Caledonia (1904–1924)
Orders
Ordination21 January 1883
by William Bond
Personal details
Born(1860-01-20)January 20, 1860
DiedOctober 22, 1924(1924-10-22) (aged 64)
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Spouse
Stella Yates
(m. 1895)
Children3
Alma materWycliffe College

Frederick Herbert Du Vernet (20 January 1860 – 22 October 1924)[1]: 12 [2] was the second Bishop of Caledonia and inaugural Metropolitan of British Columbia (taking the title Archbishop of Caledonia whilst Metropolitan).

Du Vernet was educated at Wycliffe College, Toronto and ordained in 1883. After a curacy at St. James the Apostle, Montreal, from 1883–1884, he was Diocesan Missioner for the Diocese of Montreal then Professor of Practical Theology at his old college until 1895. From then until 1904, he was Rector of St. John Anglican Church, West Toronto, when he was appointed to the episcopate.[1]: 16  He became a Doctor of Divinity (DD).

In 1895, he married Stella Yates, with whom he had 3 children.[1]: 16 [3]

In July 1898, he embarked on a mission to the Rainy River area in Ontario, where he visited the Ojibwe people living in the area.[4]

On 14 October 1904, William Bond appointed him to the Diocese of Caledonia. He was consecrated Bishop on 30 November that year at the Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal.[1]: 19  During his time in Caledonia, he lived and worked among the First Nations in the region, particularly the Nisga'a and the Haida. He often heard and addressed their concerns, and criticized colonial institutions like residential schools.[5]

In 1915, he became the first Metropolitan of British Columbia, a position he held until his death in 1924.[3]

Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Caledonia
(Archbishop from 1915)

1904–1924
Vacant
Title next held by
George Rix
New title Metropolitan of British Columbia
1915–1924
Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ a b c d DuVernet, Sylvia (1987). Portrait of a personality : Archbishop Frederick Herbert DuVernet. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-9693238-0-8. Retrieved 2025-02-08 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Death Of A Canadian Archbishop". The Times. No. 43790. 23 October 1924. p. 13.
  3. ^ a b Wallace, W. Stewart (1948). "Frederick Herbert DuVernet". The Encyclopedia of Canada. Vol. 2. Toronto: University Associates of Canada. p. 411. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  4. ^ "About the Diary". Kiinawin Kawindomowin — Story Nations. University of Toronto. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  5. ^ Neylan, Susan (2019-05-17). "#548 On a wing & a telepathic prayer". The British Columbia Review. Retrieved 2025-02-09.

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