William Legge (bishop)

William Gordon Legge (20 January 1913 – 13 January 1999) was an Anglican priest and bishop in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was the first bishop of the Diocese of Western Newfoundland, serving from 1976 to 1978.Anglican Journal, Feb 1, 1999 – William Gordon Legge, Obituary by Kathy Blair and Vianney Carriere

He was ordained as a priest in 1938. After a curacy at Channel he held incumbencies at Botwood and Bell Island.Crockford's Clerical Directory London: Oxford University Press, 1976 He was Archdeacon of Avalon from 1955 to 1968 when he became a suffragan bishop.Who was Who 1897-2007, London, A & C Black, 2007

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