Ralph Spence (bishop)

Ralph Spence in April 2011

David Ralph Spence is a retired Canadian^[1] Anglican bishop.^[2]

Spence was born on 10 March 1942 and educated at the University of Guelph ^[3] he was ordained in 1968.^[4] He was an assistant curate at St George’s Guelph and then the Rector of St Bartholomew's Hamilton. After further incumbencies at St John's Thorold and St Luke’s Burlington he became the Archdeacon of Trafalgar until his ordination to the episcopate as Bishop of Niagara in 1997. He retired in 2008.

References

1. ^ The Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada
2. ^ Diocese of Niagara website
3. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
4. ^ Crockford's1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0108153674

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Preceded by Walter Gordon Asbil	Bishop of Niagara 1997–2008	Succeeded by Michael Bird

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Name	Spence, David Ralph
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