Leslie Peterson (bishop)

Leslie Ernest Peterson (November 4, 1928 – July 25, 2002) was a Canadian Anglican bishop in the 20th century.[1]

Education

Peterson was born on 4 November 1928 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. He received at Bachelor of Arts degree in 1952 from the University of Western Ontario and in 1952 he earned a Licentiate in theology from Huron University College.[2] He later went on to earn a Doctor of Sacred Theology from Thorneloe University in Sudbury, Ontario.[3] He was ordained as a Deacon in 1954 and as a priest 1955.[4]

Incumbencies

Between 1955 and 1983 he held numerous incumbencies including:

• All Saints’ Coniston, Ontario
• St Peter's Elliot Lake
• Christ Church North Bay
• Trinity Church Parry Sound.[3]

Bishop

In 1983 he became the coadjutor bishop and then the diocesan Bishop of Algoma.[5] He resigned his see in 1994 and moved to London, Ontario for his retirement. He died on 25 July 2002.[6]

External links

• Bishop Leslie E. Peterson fonds
• Anglican Diocese of Algoma

References

1. Diocese of Algoma website Archived November 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
2. "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
3. "Bishop Leslie E. Peterson fonds". Engracia De Jesus Matias Archives and Special Collections. Algoma University. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
5. Anglican Bishops of Canada
6. "Obituary" (2002) [textual record]. Bishop Leslie E. Peterson fonds, Fonds: Bishop Leslie E. Peterson fonds, Box: 001, File: 005, ID: 2010-211-001-005. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: Engracia De Jesus Matias Archives and Special Collections, Algoma University. 2010-211.

Religious titles
Preceded by Frank Nock	Bishop of Algoma 1983 – 1994	Succeeded by Ronald Ferris