David Somerville (bishop)

Thomas David Somerville (November 11, 1915 – July 25, 2011)[1] was the sixth Bishop of New Westminster and eighth Metropolitan of British Columbia.[2]


David Somerville

Metropolitan of British Columbia and Archbishop of New Westminster
ChurchAnglican Church of Canada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DioceseNew Westminster
In office1971–1980
PredecessorJohn Timothy Frame (as metropolitan)
Godfrey Gower (as bishop)
SuccessorDouglas Walter Hambidge
Previous post(s)Bishop of New Westminster, 1971–1975
Orders
Ordination1939 (diaconate); 1940 (priesthood)
Consecration1969
Personal details
BornNovember 11, 1915
DiedJuly 25, 2011(2011-07-25) (aged 95)

Somerville was born in Ashcroft, British Columbia and educated at the King George Secondary School and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Ordained in 1939, he had incumbencies in Princeton, Sardis and Vancouver.[3] He was Dean of Residence at the Anglican Theological College of British Columbia then Coadjutor Bishop of New Westminster[4] and then its diocesan[5] and Metropolitan of British Columbia from 1975, retiring from both positions in 1980.

References

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  1. ^ "Province". www.newspapers.com. 31 Jul 2011. p. 106.
  2. ^ Metropolitans of British Columbia
  3. ^ "Province". www.newspapers.com. 4 Mar 1952. p. 2.
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76. London: Oxford University Press, 1976. ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  5. ^ Diocese of New Westminster: archbishops and bishops
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of New Westminster
1971–1980
Succeeded by
Preceded by Metropolitan of British Columbia
1975 – 1980