George Bruce (bishop)

George Bruce
Born	1942 (1942) (age 74) Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Occupation	English-born American clergyman

George Bruce^[1] was the Bishop of Ontario^[2] from 2002 until 2011.

Born in 1942 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England his family emigrated to the United States in 1953. From 1959 until 1986 he served in the Canadian Forces. He holds a degree from the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston and was ordained the following year. He began his second career with a curacy at St Matthew Ottawa^[3] before being appointed Rector of Winchester, Ontario and then St. James the Apostle, Perth, Ontario. In 2000 he became Dean of St George’s Cathedral before being appointed Bishop of the Diocese two years alter. A reflective man,^[4] Bishop George is married with five children.

In 2007, Bishop George Bruce was referenced in the Globe and Mail, a national newspaper in Canada, for refusing to investigate an ex-student’s plea to investigate abuse that she and others suffered at Grenville Christian College in the Anglican Diocese of Ontario. ^[5]

Notes

Religious titles
Preceded by Peter Mason	Bishop of Ontario 2002–2011	Succeeded by Michael Oulton

Deans of Ontario

George Okill Stuart William Lauder James Lyster Buxton Smith John Farthing Edward Bidwell George Lothrop Starr William Craig Reginald Seeley Briarly Browne Richard Fleming Grahame Baker Michael Bedford-Jones Terry Bennett George Bruce Alex Hewitt Mary Irwin-Gibson

Bishops of Ontario

John Lewis William Mills Edward Bidwell Charles Seager John Lyons Kenneth Evans Jack Creggan Henry Hill Allan Read Peter Mason George Bruce Michael Oulton

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