Archibald Fleming

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The Right Reverend

Archibald Fleming

L.Th., D.D., F.R.G.S.
Bishop of the Arctic
ChurchChurch of England in Canada
DioceseArctic
In office1933-1949
SuccessorDonald Marsh
Orders
OrdinationApril 13, 1913
by John Anderson
ConsecrationDecember 21, 1933
by Isaac Stringer
Personal details
Born(1883-09-08)September 8, 1883
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
DiedMay 17, 1953(1953-05-17) (aged 69)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BuriedMaitland Cemetery, Goderich, Ontario
NationalityScottish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJanet Livingstone & John Fleming
SpouseHelen Grace Gillespie
Elizabeth Nelson Lukens

Archibald Lang Fleming FRGS (8 September 1883 – 17 May 1953)[1] was the inaugural Bishop of The Arctic[2] from 1933[3] to 1949.

Biography[]

Fleming was educated at Greenock Academy and the University of Glasgow. He was in the drawing office at John Brown & Co, a shipyard in Clydebank, until 1906[4] when he went to Canada to prepare for missionary work at Wycliffe College.[5] Ordained in 1912,[6] he was a missionary in Baffin Island until 1916. Later he was Chaplain of his old theological college then Rector of Saint John, New Brunswick. He was Archdeacon of The Arctic from 1927[7] to his appointment to the episcopate. He was also a noted author.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Bishop A. L. Fleming Mission Work In The Arctic The Times Tuesday, 19 May 1953; pg. 8; Issue 52625; col E
  2. ^ The Times, Friday, 22 Dec 1933; pg. 9; Issue 46634; col A First Bishop of The Arctic
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 Lambeth, Church House Publishing 0108153674
  4. ^ Canadian Christians
  5. ^ Who was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  6. ^ "The Clergy List" London, Kelly's, 1913
  7. ^ Canadian Encyclopaedia
  8. ^ Amongst others he wrote "For Us, a series of devotional addresses on the Seven Last Words", 1923; "A Book of Remembrance, a History of St John's Church, St John, NB", 1925; "Dwellers in Arctic Night", 1928; "Perils of the Polar Pack", 1932; and "Flying Beyond the Arctic Circle", 1933 > British Library web site accessed 18:27GMT Tuesday 18 May 2010

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Anglican Communion titles
New title Bishop of The Arctic
1933 – 1949
Succeeded by
Donald Marsh


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