Cyprian Pinkham

William Cyprian Pinkham^[1] (1844–1928^[2]) was the second Anglican Bishop of Saskatchewan.^[3] He then became the first Bishop of Calgary when the diocese was divided in 1903.^[4]

Pinkham was born in St. John's, Newfoundland^[5] and educated at St Augustine's College, Canterbury.^[6] He was ordained in 1868 and his first position was as the incumbent of St. James's Manitoba.^[7] After this he was Superintendent of Education for the Protestant Public Schools of Manitoba and finally, before his ordination to the episcopate,^[8] the Archdeacon of Manitoba.

Pinkham retired in 1926 and died two years later.

References

1. Genealogical website
2. "Obituary: Bishop Pinkham", The Times, 19 July 1928; p18
3. Diocesan history
4. The Clergy List, London, Kelly's, 1913
5. Pinkham School website 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
6. Who Was Who 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
7. Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 228.
8. Canadian Bishops 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by John McLean	Bishop of Saskatchewan 1886–1903	Succeeded by Jervois Newnham
New office	Bishop of Calgary 1903–1926	Succeeded by Louis Sherman