Samuel Pritchard Matheson
Encyclopedia
Samuel Pritchard Matheson (September 20, 1852 – May 19, 1942) was a Canadian clergyman, Archbishop of Rupert’s Land, and 4th, as well as the longest-serving, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
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, the son of John and Catherine (Pritchard) Matheson, Matheson received a Bachelor of Divinity in 1879 in
St. John's College
, University of Manitoba
, and received the Doctor of Divinity degree in 1903. He was ordained a deacon in 1875 and a priest in 1876. He was Master of St. John’s College and Professor of Exegetical Theology. In 1882, he was made a Canon of St. John's Cathedral and was made Dean of Rupert's Land in 1892. From 1908 to 1934, he was the 2nd Chancellor of the University of Manitoba. In 1909, he was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada and he served until 1931. He founded Havergal Ladies' College in Winnipeg and was its president.
Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada is elected by the General Synod of the Church from among a list of five bishops nominated by the House of Bishops...
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Life
Born in the parish of Kildonan, ManitobaManitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, the son of John and Catherine (Pritchard) Matheson, Matheson received a Bachelor of Divinity in 1879 in
St. John's College
St. John's College, University of Manitoba
St John's College is a small Anglican college located on the University of Manitoba campus in Winnipeg, Canada. It is home to the Institute for Anglican Ministry, a ministry of the Diocese of Rupert's Land that seeks to train Anglican lay people.-History:...
, University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
, and received the Doctor of Divinity degree in 1903. He was ordained a deacon in 1875 and a priest in 1876. He was Master of St. John’s College and Professor of Exegetical Theology. In 1882, he was made a Canon of St. John's Cathedral and was made Dean of Rupert's Land in 1892. From 1908 to 1934, he was the 2nd Chancellor of the University of Manitoba. In 1909, he was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada and he served until 1931. He founded Havergal Ladies' College in Winnipeg and was its president.