Robert Machray
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| Denomination | Anglican Church of Canada |
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| Senior posting | |
| See | Rupert's Land |
| Title | Bishop of Rupert's Land, Primate of All Canada |
| Period in office | 1865-1904 |
| Predecessor | David Anderson |
| Successor | as bishop: Samuel Pritchard Matheson as Primate: William Bond |
| Religious career | |
| Priestly ordination | 1855 |
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| Date of birth | 17 May 1831 |
| Place of birth | Scotland |
| Date of death | 9 March 1904 |
The Most Rev. Robert Machray (May 17, 1831 - March 9, 1904) was a Church of England clergyman and missionary and the first Primate of the Church of England in Canada.
[edit] Life
Born in Scotland, Machray was educated at King's College, University of Aberdeen and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge where he studied mathematics, philosophy and theology. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1855 and served parishes in that country, as well as serving as dean of his alma mater at Cambridge. In 1865 he became bishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land (in Canada) becoming archbishop in 1875. At the first General Synod of Canadian Anglicans in 1893 he was unanimously elected the first "Primate of All Canada" serving in that post until his death. His feast day is on March 10.
[edit] External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Historical resources on Robert Machray
- The Legacy of Archbishop Robert Machray First Primate of All Canada
- Manitoba Historial Society
| Religious titles | ||
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| Preceded by David Anderson |
Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land 1865-1904 |
Succeeded by Samuel Pritchard Matheson |
| Preceded by First Primate of Anglican Church of Canada |
Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada 1898–1904 |
Succeeded by William B. Bond |
