Bond was born on September 10, 1815, at Truro, England, to John Bond and Nanny Bennett. William was educated at Calday Grange Grammar School and later somewhere in London. At age 17, Bond left England to work in business at St. John's, Newfoundland. There, he met Mark Willoughby, a superintendent of the Newfoundland School Society, and joined his bible class. Under the direction of the Reverend Thomas Finch Hobday Bridge, Bond began to read for ordination. In 1839, Bond moved to Lower Canada, and the next year was ordained deacon by the Bishop of Quebec, George Jehoshaphat Mountain. His first post as deacon was as a mission to the Quebec countryside, purportedly founding eleven schools in the township of Hemmingford. In 1841, Bond was ordained priest in Montreal. In 1842, Bond was appointed incumbent of a church in Lachine, and held at least four services a week, three on a Sunday.[1]
Montrealedit
In 1848, Bond travelled to Montreal, where he served as assistant minister at St George's church. The same year, he replaced Willoughby as a superintendent of the Newfoundland School Society. Bond quickly rose in prominence within the Anglican church, becoming rector of his church in 1863 and rural dean of Hochelaga the same year. In 1866, he became canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, and four years later the domestic chaplain to Ashton Oxenden, the Bishop of Montreal and Archdeacon of Hochelaga. In 1872 he was appointed Dean of Montreal, a position he held until his consecration as bishop.[1]
Bond's most significant contribution to the Anglican church in Montreal was his work with youth. His church of St. George played host to the largest Sunday school in the city, and Bond's founding of the St. George's YMCA led to the creation of at least six new Montreal parishes. In 1878, the diocese of Montreal elected Bond as their third bishop, consecrated on January 25 the following year. He immediately set about reorganizing the financial affairs of the diocese, which had been weakened by an economic downturn during the 1870s.[1][2]
Later yearsedit
By 1900, Bond's health was clearly declining, and in 1902, his coadjutor James Carmichael had to take over many of his duties.[1] In spite of this, Bond was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada in 1904. His death on October 9, 1906, cut short his primacy, causing him to be one of the shortest-serving primates of Canada.[1][3]
^ abcdeVirr, George (1994). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN0-8020-3998-7. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
^Bertal, Heeney William (August 2009). Leaders of the Canadian Church. with a Foreword by the Primate. Charleston: BiblioBazaar. p. 175. ISBN978-1-113-44028-0. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
^Sison, Marites (2004-04-01). "The election of a primate: a primer". Anglican Journal. Retrieved 2010-01-26. [dead link]
william, bond, bishop, william, bennett, bond, september, 1815, october, 1906, canadian, priest, archbishop, primate, anglican, church, canada, william, bennett, bondbishop, montrealchurchanglican, church, canadainstalled1879term, ended1906predecessorashton, o. William Bennett Bond 10 September 1815 9 October 1906 was a Canadian priest archbishop and the 2nd primate of the Anglican Church of Canada The Rt Rev William Bennett BondBishop of MontrealChurchAnglican Church of CanadaInstalled1879Term ended1906PredecessorAshton OxendenSuccessorJames CarmichaelPersonal detailsBorn 1815 09 10 10 September 1815Truro EnglandDied9 October 1906 1906 10 09 aged 91 Montreal Quebec Canada Contents 1 Early life 2 Montreal 3 Later years 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life editBond was born on September 10 1815 at Truro England to John Bond and Nanny Bennett William was educated at Calday Grange Grammar School and later somewhere in London At age 17 Bond left England to work in business at St John s Newfoundland There he met Mark Willoughby a superintendent of the Newfoundland School Society and joined his bible class Under the direction of the Reverend Thomas Finch Hobday Bridge Bond began to read for ordination In 1839 Bond moved to Lower Canada and the next year was ordained deacon by the Bishop of Quebec George Jehoshaphat Mountain His first post as deacon was as a mission to the Quebec countryside purportedly founding eleven schools in the township of Hemmingford In 1841 Bond was ordained priest in Montreal In 1842 Bond was appointed incumbent of a church in Lachine and held at least four services a week three on a Sunday 1 Montreal editIn 1848 Bond travelled to Montreal where he served as assistant minister at St George s church The same year he replaced Willoughby as a superintendent of the Newfoundland School Society Bond quickly rose in prominence within the Anglican church becoming rector of his church in 1863 and rural dean of Hochelaga the same year In 1866 he became canon of Christ Church Cathedral Montreal and four years later the domestic chaplain to Ashton Oxenden the Bishop of Montreal and Archdeacon of Hochelaga In 1872 he was appointed Dean of Montreal a position he held until his consecration as bishop 1 Bond s most significant contribution to the Anglican church in Montreal was his work with youth His church of St George played host to the largest Sunday school in the city and Bond s founding of the St George s YMCA led to the creation of at least six new Montreal parishes In 1878 the diocese of Montreal elected Bond as their third bishop consecrated on January 25 the following year He immediately set about reorganizing the financial affairs of the diocese which had been weakened by an economic downturn during the 1870s 1 2 Later years editBy 1900 Bond s health was clearly declining and in 1902 his coadjutor James Carmichael had to take over many of his duties 1 In spite of this Bond was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada in 1904 His death on October 9 1906 cut short his primacy causing him to be one of the shortest serving primates of Canada 1 3 See also edit nbsp Christianity portal List of Anglican Bishops of MontrealReferences edit a b c d e Virr George 1994 Dictionary of Canadian Biography Toronto University of Toronto Press ISBN 0 8020 3998 7 Retrieved 2010 01 26 Bertal Heeney William August 2009 Leaders of the Canadian Church with a Foreword by the Primate Charleston BiblioBazaar p 175 ISBN 978 1 113 44028 0 Retrieved 2010 01 26 Sison Marites 2004 04 01 The election of a primate a primer Anglican Journal Retrieved 2010 01 26 dead link Anglican Communion titles Preceded byAshton Oxenden Bishop of Montreal1879 1906 Succeeded byJames Carmichael Preceded byRobert Machray Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada1904 1906 Succeeded byArthur Sweatman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Bond bishop amp oldid 1174913419, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
