Background
Read, Allan Alexander was born on September 19, 1923 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Alec P. and Lillice (Matthews) Read.
Read, Allan Alexander was born on September 19, 1923 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Alec P. and Lillice (Matthews) Read.
Bachelor of Arts, University Toronto, Canada, 1946; Licentiate in Theology, Trinity College, Toronto, 1947; Doctor of Divinity, Trinity College, Toronto, 1972; Doctor of Divinity, Wycliffe College, Toronto, 1972; Doctor of Sacred Theology (honorary), Thornloe College, Sudbury, Ontario, 1982.
Rector 7 churches, Diocese Toronto-Anglican Church, Parish of East and West Mono, Ontario, Canada, 1947-1954;
rector, Diocese of Toronto-Trinity Anglican Church, Christ Church Vespra, Barrie, Ontario, Canada, 1954-1972;
founder, Barrie East End Mission, Parish of St. Giles, 1954;
chaplain, Simcoe County Gaol, 1954-1972;
Suffragan bishop, Diocese of Toronto-Anglican Church, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1972-1981;
bishop, Diocese of Ontario, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1981-1992. Canon St. James Cathedral, Toronto, 1957-1961. Member, chairman provincial synod rural Chairman of Commission, 1953-1963, Diocese of Toronto Executive Committee, 1959-1971, Diocesan Committee Prayer and Evangelical, 1950-1970, Ontario Guelph Agriculture College Planning Committee on Courses for Clergy in Rural Areas, 1950-1954, Anglican General Synod Committee on Ministry in Rural Areas, 1952-1965.
Diocesan Committee Corrections, 1950-1972, General Synod Committee Music and Hymn Book, 1965-1971, chairman and chaplin, Boy Scout Committee, Barrie #1, 1954-1971, Government of Ontario Department Lands and Forests advising committee on reforestation, 1950-1954, provincial synod, 1955-1991, rural church unit general synod Anglican Church Canada, 1959-1989;archdeacon of Simcoe, 1961-1972, Canada churchmn. board of trustees. Participant World Anglican Congress, Toronto, 1963. Member Anglican World Wide Lambeth Conference, 1978, 88.
Director Anglican Foundation, Toronto. Priest-in-charge St. Patrick's Cathedral, Trim, Ireland, 1992, Parish of Dunster Diocese of Bath and Wells, England, 1993, Parish of St. Ippolyts, DioceseSt. Alban's, England, 1994, Parish of St. Mary the Virgin Westerham, Dioscese of Rochester England, 1995, Cathedral of St. John and St. Patrick, Church of Ireland, Eire, 1956. Honorary assistant St. George's Catholic, Kingston, Ontario, since 1992.
Patron Grenville Christian College, Brockville, Ontario, since 1981. Member, honorary president Canada College Organists, Simcoe Branch, 1954-1971. Honorary Reeve, Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1981-1982.
Member Barrie and District High School Board, 1961-1970. Executive committee Alcohol and Drug Concerns, 1971-1983. Assistant organist Grace Church-on-the-Hill, Toronto, 1941-1947.
Honorary assistant St. George's Cathedral, Kingston, 1991-2003. Member Rural Workers Fellowship (honorary president 1967-2003), Barrie Ministerial Association (secretary 1954-1981).
Married Mary Beverly Roberts, September 28, 1949. Children— John Allan, Elizabeth Anne, Peter Michael, Martha Ruth.