John Reginald Sperry John R. Sperry, C.M., C.D., D.D. (2 May 1924 – 11 February 2012)Bishop John R. Sperry, 87, former Bishop of the Arctic, dies in Hay River was Bishop of The ArcticNWT Library Newsletter from 1974Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 Lambeth, Church House Publishing 0108153674 to 1990.
Born on 2 May 1924, educated at King's College, Halifax, and ordained in 1951, he began his career at St Andrew's Mission in the Northwest Territories.Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 Later, he was a canon at All Saints’ Cathedral, Aklavik and then Archdeacon of Coppermine now Kugluktuk. From 1969 to 1973, he was Rector of Fort Smith when he was elevated to the episcopate.Montreal Gazette He served as a Canadian Rangers officer.P. Whitney Lackenbaeur, The Canadian Rangers: A Living History
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