George Calvert

Who was George Calvert?

George Reginald Calvert was the fourth Bishop of Calgary in the Anglican Church of Canada.

Calvert was educated at the University of Toronto and ordained in 1925. He was the incumbent of Snowflake, Manitoba and then Rector of Holland, Killarney and West Kildonan before becoming Archdeacon of Winnipeg. From 1949 to 1952 he was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, British Columbia when he was ordained to the episcopate. He was a Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, Manitoba. He retired in 1967 and died in 1976.