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George Boyd Snell (1907-2006) was the eighth Bishop of Toronto. Born in
Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
on 17 June 1907, he was educated at
Trinity College, Toronto Trinity College (occasionally referred to as the University of Trinity College) is a University of Toronto#Colleges, federated college of the University of Toronto located at the University of Toronto#St. George campus, St. George campus in Down ...
and
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in 1931. He was a
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at St Michael and All Angels,
Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
from 1931 to 1940 and then its
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to 1948. From then until 1951 he was
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. After this he was
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of St Clement, Eglinton and
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of
Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
until 1956 when he became
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of
Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
. He was elected
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in 1959 and
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in 1966. He retired in 1972 and died on 26 December 2006. A series of lectures has been named after him.


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1907 births 2006 deaths Clergy from Toronto University of Toronto alumni Trinity College (Canada) alumni Anglican archdeacons in North America Anglican bishops of Toronto 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Archdeacons of Toronto Anglican Church of Canada deans {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub