The Most Reverend

Adam de Pencier

OBE
Metropolitan of British Columbia and Archbishop of New Westminster
De Pencier circa 1924
De Pencier circa 1924
ChurchAnglican Church of Canada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DioceseNew Westminster
In office1925–1940
PredecessorFrederick Du Vernet (as metropolitan)
John Dart (as bishop)
SuccessorWalter Adams (as metropolitan)
Francis Heathcote (as bishop)
Orders
Ordination1890
Consecration1910
Personal details
Born1866
Died1949 (aged 82–83)
Previous post(s)Bishop of New Westminster, 1910–1925

Adam Urias de Pencier OBE [1] (1866-1949) was the third Bishop of New Westminster and second Archbishop and Metropolitan of British Columbia.[2]

Born in 1866, he was the great-great grandson of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel through his ancestor Christian Theodor von Pincier.[3] He was educated at Trinity College in Toronto.

De Prencier was ordained in 1890.[4] He held incumbencies at St Matthew's, Brandon and St Paul's, Vancouver.[5] He was appointed Bishop, and later Archbishop of the Diocese of New Westminster in 1910 for British Columbia.[6] While serving as bishop, he founded St. John's Shaughnessy on the grounds of the bishop's residence.[7] Prior to retiring in 1940, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of British Columbia and the Order of the British Empire by King George V.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ NPG details
  2. ↑ Metropolitans of British Columbia
  3. ↑ "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  4. ↑ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1602.
  5. ↑ "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  6. ↑ Diocese of New Westminster: archbishops and bishops
  7. ↑ "Heritage and History". St. John's Shaughnessy. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Archbishop A. U. De Pencier Former Metropolitan Of British Columbia The Times Friday, Jun 03, 1949; pg. 7; Issue 51398; col E
  9. ↑ Order Of The British Empire. Birthday Honours., List Of Officers. The Times Monday, Jun 10, 1918; pg. 2; Issue 41812; col A


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