William Cyprian Pinkham (1844–1928) was the second Anglican Bishop of Saskatchewan. He then became the first Bishop of Calgary when the

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was divided in 1903. Pinkham was born in St. John's,

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and educated at

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. He was

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in 1868 and his first position was as the

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of St. James's

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. After this he was Superintendent of Education for the Protestant Public Schools of Manitoba and finally, before his ordination to the

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,Canadian Bishops
the

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of Manitoba. Pinkham retired in 1926 and died two years later.

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1844 births Alumni of St Augustine's College, Canterbury People from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Anglican archdeacons in North America 19th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Anglican bishops of Saskatchewan Anglican bishops of Calgary 1928 deaths {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub