William Moorhead Explained

William Henry Moorhead (1882–1962) was the fourth Bishop of Fredericton.^[1]

He was born in Longford in Ireland,^[2] educated at Bishops University and ordained in 1912.^[3] He was a curate at St Peter, Sherbrooke then a chaplain to the CEF until 1919. He then held incumbencies at St Luke's, Grand-Mère, Quebec^[4] and St Paul, Saint John, New Brunswick until 1936 when he became Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton.^[5]

Three years later he ascended to the episcopate,^[6] retiring in 1956.^[7]

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