
PARISH OF WEST THUNDER BAY
A Chronology of Incumbents
1879-1883
Services held monthly and whenever possible at the township of Oliver by Rev. J.K. McMorine from St John’s
1883
Mr. F.F. Davis, student of Huron College, July, August and September
1884
Mr. A.H. Harrie, student of Trinity College, July, August, and September
1885-1895
Initially served by students and licensed lay-readers from Port Arthur. Later it became part of the Mission of Fort Willian and was served from that area.
1895-1897
Rev. M. Kirby appointed first Incumbent
1897
Mr. Bell, a Trinity College student held services
1898-1900
Rev. T.J. Hay
1900-1902
Rec S.D. Middleton
1902-1904
Rev G. Cooke
1904-1905
Rev W. Batterhill
1905-1906
Mr. Parkin, lay-reader
1906
Rev A.W. Sale
1907
Mr. H. Bruce
1908-1909
Mr. H.D. Height, lay-reader
1909
June to November, Mr. C.R. Monckton, student
1910
Mr. H.E.A. Rogers, lay-reader from St John’s
1910-1913
Rev. J. Norman
1913
Rev. E.J. Heaven, June to October
1913-1914
Francis Mortimer, licensed lay-reader
1914-1916
Rev R. Fleming
1916-1917
J. Templeton, lay-reader. (Ordained at Haileybury 1919)
1920-1922
Rec W.P. Griffiths
1923
Mr. E.J. Tucker, student, April-September and May-September, 1924
1924-1927
Rev. H. Watts
1927-1934
Rev. A. Greaves
1934-1935
Rev. J. Sturgeon
1935-1936
Rev. A.J. Bull
1936
Rev. G. Lowe, May to July
1936-1937
Services held by Rev. S. Yeomans of Fort Willian
1937-1941
Rev. C Peto
1941
Services held by Mr. Elliot, lay-reader and Mr. R. Nickle, student
1941-1943
Mr. Francis Belt, Catechist (Church Army)
1943-1946
Rev. Morse Goodman
1947-1950
During the summer of 1946, 1947, Beverly Strople, Lorne R. Sutherland, John Paterson-Smythe and Ralph Price, all students, served in the work of the parish.
1948
Rev. R.B. Wright, assistant of Fort Willian served in the work of St. Mary’s
1951-1953
Rev. Wm. Peeling
1951
Mrs. Evelyn Knowles-appointed Bishop’s Messenger
1954-1958
Rev. W. Banting
1959
Mr. Love, student, during the summer months
1959-1962
Rev. Eric Paterson
1962-1968
Rev. Mark Conliffe
1968-1972
Rev. David Smith
1972-1977
Rev. James Turner
1977-1982
Rec. J.R.Kelsey
1982-1992
Rev. Michael Lawson
1992-2000
Canon John Jordan
2000-2005
Red Deborah Kraft
2005-2014
Rev. Nancy Ringham
2014-2018
Rev Charlene Scriver
2018-2021
Rev. Gordon Holroyd
2021- Present
Rev. Jonathan Blanchard