William Gordon Legge
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William Gordon Legge was an Anglican priest and bishop in Newfoundland and Labrador
, Canada
. He was the first Bishop of the Diocese of Western Newfoundland
, serving from 1976 to 1978.
He was ordained as a priest in 1938. After a curacy
at Channel he held incumbencies at Botwood and Bell Island. He was Archdeacon
of Avalon from 1955 to 1968 when he became a Suffragan Bishop.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He was the first Bishop of the Diocese of Western Newfoundland
Anglican Diocese of Western Newfoundland
The Anglican Diocese of Western Newfoundland is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada. It comprises 32 congregations serving communities in Newfoundland and Labrador.-Bishops:*William Gordon Legge...
, serving from 1976 to 1978.
He was ordained as a priest in 1938. After a curacy
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
at Channel he held incumbencies at Botwood and Bell Island. He was Archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
of Avalon from 1955 to 1968 when he became a Suffragan Bishop.