John Lyons (29 November 1878 - 11 June 1958) was the Anglican Bishop of Ontario, then

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Metropolitans of Ontario
in the 20th century. Educated at

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, he was the incumbent

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at Plevna and then rector of Burritts Rapids. He held further positions at Elizabethtown, Picton, Belleville and

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. He was appointed

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of Frontenac in 1930 and Bishop of Ontario in 1932; and, for his last three years in office (1949 to 1952), the

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1878 births Trinity College (Canada) alumni Anglican bishops of Ontario 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Metropolitans of Ontario 20th-century Anglican archbishops 1958 deaths {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub