Background
Shepherd, R. F. Son of Herbert George and Muriel (Grant) Shepherd.
Shepherd, R. F. Son of Herbert George and Muriel (Grant) Shepherd.
Bachelor with honors, U. B.C., 1948; postgraduate, King's College, London Doctor of Divinity (honorary), St. John's College, Winnipeg, 1988.
Curate, St. Stephen's, London, 1952-1957; rector, St. Paul's, Glanford, Ontario, 1957-1959; rector, All Saints, Winnipeg, 1959-1965; dean, rector, All Saints Cathedral, Edmonton, Alberta, 1965-1969; dean, rector, Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, 1970-1983; rector, St. Matthias, Victoria, B.C., 1983-1984; Anglican Bishop of B.C., 1985-1992.
Fellow College of Preachers.
Married Ann Alayne Dundas, 1952. 6 children.