Joachim Fricker
Canadian Anglican Suffragan Bishop (1927–2018)
Joachim Carl Fricker (January 12, 1927 – October 28, 2018) was a Canadian Anglican Suffragan Bishop.[1]
Fricker was born in Germany of Swiss ancestry and immigrated to Canada as a child. He was originally raised as a Roman Catholic but became an Anglican.[2] He was educated at the University of Western Ontario and ordained in 1952. After a curacy in Hannon, Ontario he held incumbencies at Welland and Dundas.[3] He was Dean of Niagara from 1973[4] to 1986;[5] and a suffragan bishop of the Credit Valley in the Diocese of Toronto from 1986 until his retirement in 1993. Fricker was one of the leaders in producing and introducing the Book of Alternative Services.[2]
References
- ^ VOL
- ^ a b "Joachim Fricker remembered as a Gifted Liturgical Innovator", The Anglican Journal, November 16, 2018
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980-82 p 354 London: OUP Press, 1983 ISBN 0-19-200010-1
- ^ Hamilton Public Library
- ^ "Pilgrims Guide Christ's Church Cathedral, Hamilton, Ontario" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
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