Adam de Pencier

The Most Reverend Dr Adam Urias de Pencier OBE [1] (1866-1949) was the third Bishop of New Westminster and second Archbishop and Metropolitan of British Columbia.[2]

The Right Reverend Adam de Pencier c.1924

Born in 1866, he was the great-great grandson of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel through his ancestor Christian Theodor von Pincier.[3] He was educated at Trinity College in Toronto.

De Prencier was ordained in 1890. He held incumbencies at St Matthew's, Brandon and St Paul's, Vancouver.[4] He was appointed Bishop, and later Archbishop of the Diocese of New Westminster in 1910 for British Columbia.[5] Prior to retiring in 1940, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of British Columbia and the Order of the British Empire by King George V.[6][7]

References

1. NPG details
2. Metropolitans of British Columbia
3. "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
4. "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
5. Diocese of New Westminster: archbishops and bishops
6. Archbishop A. U. De Pencier Former Metropolitan Of British Columbia The Times Friday, Jun 03, 1949; pg. 7; Issue 51398; col E
7. Order Of The British Empire. Birthday Honours., List Of Officers. The Times Monday, Jun 10, 1918; pg. 2; Issue 41812; col A

External links

• Services and Prayers Authorized by Adam, Third Bishop of New Westminster, Administrator of the Diocese of Kootenay, for Use in the Diocese of New Westminster and Kootenay, 1911, digitized by Richard Mammana

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Dart	Bishop of New Westminster 1910– 1940	Succeeded by Sir Francis Heathcote, 9th Baronet
Preceded by Frederick Herbert Du Vernet	Metropolitan of British Columbia 1925 – 1940	Succeeded by Walter Robert Adams