John Lyons (bishop)

John Lyons (29 November 1878 - 11 June 1958)^[1] was the Anglican Bishop of Ontario,^[2] then Metropolitan of Ontario ^[3] in the 20th century.

Educated at Trinity College, Toronto, he was the incumbent at Plevna and then rector of Burrits Rapids. He held further positions at Elizabethtown, Picton, Belleville and Prescott. He was appointed Archdeacon of Frontenac in 1930 and Bishop of Ontario in 1932; and, for his last three years in office (1949 to 1952), the Metropolitan of Ontario.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Charles Allen Seager	Bishop of Ontario 1932–1952	Succeeded by Kenneth Charles Evans
Preceded by Charles Allen Seager	Metropolitan of Ontario^[4] 1949–1952	Succeeded by Robert John Renison

References

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

Metropolitans of Ontario

Charles Hamilton George Thorneloe David Williams James Sweeny Charles Roper John Anderson Charles Seager John Lyons Robert Renison William Wright James Watton Lewis Garnsworthy John Bothwell Edwin Lackey Percy O'Driscoll Terence Finlay Caleb Lawrence Colin Johnson

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