Douglas Walter Hambidge (6 March 1927 – 2 March 2026) was a Canadian Anglican clergyman who was the seventh Bishop of Caledonia and New Westminster;nnkn and ninth Metropolitan of British Columbia.Metropolitans of British Columbia
Biography Hambidge was born in London, England on 6 March 1927,Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 educated at London University, and ordained in 1953.Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 After a curacy at St Mark's, Dalston he held incumbencies in Canada at Cassiar, Smithers and Fort St John. In 1969, he was elected as Bishop of Caledonia and in 1980 was elected as Bishop and translated to the Diocese of New Westminster.Bishops of New Westminster In 1981, he became Metropolitan of British Columbia, resigning in 1993. From then until his retirement he was Principal, St Mark's Theological College and an Assistant Bishop in Dar es Salaam.College web site Hambidge died on 2 March 2026, aged 98.Letter from Archbishop Stephens
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