Frederick Du Vernet
Frederick Du Vernet | |
|---|---|
| 1st Metropolitan of British Columbia Archbishop of Caledonia | |
Du Vernet, c. 1915 | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Diocese | Caledonia |
| In office | 1915–1924 |
| Successor | Adam de Pencier |
| Other post | Bishop of Caledonia (1904–1924) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 January 1883 by William Bond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1860 |
| Died | October 22, 1924 (aged 64) |
| Spouse |
Stella Yates (m. 1895) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Wycliffe College |
Frederick Herbert Du Vernet (20 January 1860 – 22 October 1924[1]: 12 [2]) was a Canadian Anglican bishop. He was the second Bishop of Caledonia and inaugural Metropolitan of British Columbia (taking the title Archbishop of Caledonia whilst metropolitan).
Du Vernet was educated at Wycliffe College, Toronto, and ordained in 1883. After a curacy at St. James the Apostle, Montreal, from 1883–1884, he was diocesan missioner for the Diocese of Montreal then professor of practical theology at Wycliffe College until 1895. From then until 1904, he was rector of St. John's Church, West Toronto, when he was appointed to the episcopate.[1]: 16 He became a Doctor of Divinity (DD).
In 1895, he married Stella Yates, with whom he had three children.[1]: 16 [3]
In July 1898, he embarked on a mission to the Rainy River area in Ontario, where he visited the Ojibwe people living in the area.[4]
On 14 October 1904, William Bond appointed him to the Diocese of Caledonia. He was consecrated as bishop on 30 November that year at Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal.[1]: 19 During his time in Caledonia, he lived and worked among the First Nations in the region, particularly the Nisga'a and the Haida. He often heard and addressed their concerns, and criticized colonial institutions such as the residential schools.[5]
In 1915, he became the first Metropolitan of British Columbia, a position he held until his death in 1924.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d DuVernet, Sylvia (1987). Portrait of a personality : Archbishop Frederick Herbert DuVernet. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-9693238-0-8. Retrieved 2025-02-08 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Death Of A Canadian Archbishop". The Times. No. 43790. 23 October 1924. p. 13.
- ^ a b Wallace, W. Stewart (1948). "Frederick Herbert DuVernet". The Encyclopedia of Canada. Vol. 2. Toronto: University Associates of Canada. p. 411. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "About the Diary". Kiinawin Kawindomowin — Story Nations. University of Toronto. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ Neylan, Susan (2019-05-17). "#548 On a wing & a telepathic prayer". The British Columbia Review. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
Further reading
- Edwards, Gail (2001). Creating textual communities : Anglican and Methodist missionaries and print culture in British Columbia, 1858-1914 (PhD thesis). Vancouver: University of British Columbia. doi:10.14288/1.0055501. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- Klassen, Pamela E. (2018). The story of radio mind : a missionary's journey on Indigenous land. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-55256-9.