Charles Roper

John Charles Roper (1858-26 January 1940^[1]) was an Anglican bishop in the Anglo-Catholic tradition^[2] in the first half of the 20th century.^[3]

Roper was educated at Keble College, Oxford.^[4] Ordained in 1882,^[5] he began his ministrywith a curacy at Herstmonceux and was then as chaplain of Brasenose College, Oxford. In 1886 he was appointed Professor of Divinity at Trinity College, Toronto and also served as parish priest of St Thomas's Toronto.^[6]. He was then Professor of Theology at the General Theological Seminary, New York ^[7] In 1912 he became the third Bishop of British Columbia^[8] and was later translated to be the Bishop of Ottawa three years later,^[9] serving for 24 years^[10] - the last six as the Metropolitan of Ontario.^[11]

Church of England titles
Preceded by William Willcox Perrin	Bishop of British Columbia 1912 –1915	Succeeded by Augustine Scriven
Preceded by Charles Hamilton	Bishop of Ottawa 1915 –1939	Succeeded by Robert Jefferson
Preceded by James Fielding Sweeny	Metropolitan of Ontario 1933 –1939	Succeeded by John George Anderson

References

1. ^ The Times, 29 January 1940; p1, "Deaths"
2. ^ Biography for William Lennox Mills at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
3. ^ Anglican Bishops of Canada
4. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
5. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
6. ^ Church intercessions
7. ^ New York Times
8. ^ British Columbia Archival Union List
9. ^ ”Hold fast to the incarnation: the life and times of John Charles Roper, second bishop of Ottawa” Hankin, B.W: Ottawa, Anglican Diocese of Ottawa, 1990 ISBN 0969498004
10. ^ Anglican Diocese of Ottawa
11. ^ Ecclesiastical News New Canadian Archbishop The Times Friday, Jan 27, 1933; pg. 15; Issue 46353; col E

Persondata
Name	Roper, Charles
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Date of birth	1858
Place of birth
Date of death	1940
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