Allan Alexander Read (19 September 1923 – 15 November 2003) was the Anglican Bishop of Ontario from 1981 until 1992. He was educated at

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and

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in 1948; and

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in 1949.''

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1975-76'' p816 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 He was the

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at St. John,

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. Next he became Rector, Trinity Church,

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. He was

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of Simcoe from 1961 to 1972. Allan was elected and consecrated

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in 1972. In 1981, he was elected and enthroned

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Bishop of the Diocese of Ontario, serving until his retirement in 1992.

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Anglican archdeacons in North America 1923 births 2003 deaths University of Toronto alumni Academic staff of University of Windsor 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Anglican bishops of Ontario {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub