Harry Ragg

Who was Harry Ragg?

Harry Richard Ragg was the Anglican Bishop of Calagary in the mid 20th century.

Ragg was born and educated at Hereford Cathedral School and St John's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1912. His first ministry position was as a curate at St Paul’s Southport. Emigrating to Canada, he held incumbencies at Fruitvale, Trail and Chilliwack. From 1925 to 1930 he was the rector of All Saints' Winnipeg and then the Dean of Calgary until his ordination to the episcopate in 1943.

Ragg's son, Theodore David Butler Ragg, was the Bishop of Huron from 1974 to 1984.