William Legge

Deceased Person

1913 – 1999

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Who was William Legge?

William Gordon Legge 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.

He was ordained as a priest in 1938. After a curacy at Channel he held incumbencies at Botwood and Bell Island. He was Archdeacon of Avalon from 1955 to 1968 when he became a Suffragan Bishop.

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Born
Jan 20, 1913
Died
Jan 13, 1999

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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