- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dixon_(bishop)
- Wiki Biography:
- John Harkness Dixon (23 July 1888 – 1 April 1972) was the 7th Anglican Bishop of Montreal from 1943 to 1960 and then Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada (and thus Archbishop of Montreal) for a further two years.
- Born in Iroquois, Ontario he was educated at the University of Toronto before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Fenaghvale, Ontario. This was swiftly followed by elevation to posts in Ottawa, during which time he was appointed a Canon of the cathedral . After a further 8 years in the Diocese of Toronto he was appointed Dean of Montreal in 1940 before being made bishop in 1943.
- Second Great Grandson to United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=2775
- Find A Grave: Cannot locatehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108136214/john-harkness-dixon
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