Thomas Wilkinson (bishop of Brandon)

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Thomas Wilfrid Wilkinson was the third Bishop of Brandon in Canada.[1]

He was ordained in 1929 [2] and began his career as Curate at Hudson Bay Junction after which he held incumbencies in Macklin and Tisdale. From 1941 to 1945 he was a chaplain in the RCAF. When peace returned he was Rural Dean of Melfort then Archdeacon of Dauphin.[3] His last post before elevation to the episcopate was as Rector of St. Matthew's Cathedral, Brandon and Dean of Brandon.[4]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Bnet
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  3. ^ Crockford’s 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  4. ^ Cathedral web-site Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Brandon
1969 – 1975
Succeeded by