John Sperry
Born(1924-05-02)2 May 1924
Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Died11 February 2012(2012-02-11) (aged 87)
Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada
TitleBishop of The Arctic

John Reginald Sperry CM[1] (2 May 1924 – 11 February 2012)[2] was Bishop of The Arctic[3] from 1974[4] to 1990.

Born on 2 May 1924, educated at King's College, Halifax and ordained in 1951, he began his career at St Andrew's Mission in the Northwest Territories.[5] Later, he was a canon at All Saints’ Cathedral, Aklavik and then Archdeacon of Coppermine now Kugluktuk. From 1969 to 1973, he was Rector of Fort Smith when he was elevated to the episcopate.[6][7] He served as a Canadian Rangers officer.[8]

References

  1. ↑ John R. Sperry, C.M., C.D., D.D.
  2. ↑ Bishop John R. Sperry, 87, former Bishop of the Arctic, dies in Hay River
  3. ↑ NWT Library Newsletter
  4. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 Lambeth, Church House Publishing 0108153674
  5. ↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  6. ↑ Montreal Gazette
  7. ↑ "The Right Reverend John Sperry".
  8. ↑ P. Whitney Lackenbaeur, The Canadian Rangers: A Living History


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