John Barry Curtis is a retired

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. Born on 19 June 1933, he was educated at

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and

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after a period of study at

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in 1959.

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1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 He began his ordained ministry as a

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. After this he held incumbencies in

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and

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. He became Bishop of Calgary and

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in 1994, retiring from both posts in 1999.

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