William Bishop '38
Rev. William (Bill) Bishop '38 died peacefully at home in Wolfville, NS on September 2, 2013. The son of Professor Avard Longley Bishop of Yale University and Rita Marshall Bishop, both from Annapolis County families, he was predeceased by his brother, Avard Longley Bishop Jr. He is survived by his daughter, Roberta (Lori); his son, Avard (Joanne); his wife, Margaret E. N. Bishop; his grandchildren, Julia, Peter, and Paul; several nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and a great great niece. He is also survived by devoted and long-time caregiver, Kate Farris, to whom the family expresses its deepest appreciation.
Born in New Haven, Conn., he was educated at New Haven Schools and Rothesay Collegiate School, New Brunswick. He received the Theology diploma from the University of King's College, a BA and MA from Dalhousie University and B. Ed. from Acadia. He served parishes in Nova Scotia, Ontario, the Bahamas and the United Kingdom. He had a lifelong love of learning, education and the arts. In the field of education, he held leadership positions in schools in the Caribbean, and taught in Nova Scotia, Alberta and the United Kingdom. He spent many happy years of retirement in Wolfville, where he was able to pursue his many interests.
Donations may be made to St. John's Anglican Church, Wolfville or the Wolfville Baptist Church.
Donations in memory of Bill to Rothesay Netherwood School are gratefully accepted. Please call 506.848.0861 or email giving@rns.cc.
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Born in New Haven, Conn., he was educated at New Haven Schools and Rothesay Collegiate School, New Brunswick. He received the Theology diploma from the University of King's College, a BA and MA from Dalhousie University and B. Ed. from Acadia. He served parishes in Nova Scotia, Ontario, the Bahamas and the United Kingdom. He had a lifelong love of learning, education and the arts. In the field of education, he held leadership positions in schools in the Caribbean, and taught in Nova Scotia, Alberta and the United Kingdom. He spent many happy years of retirement in Wolfville, where he was able to pursue his many interests.
Following ordination to the priesthood at Christ Church, Dartmouth in 1946, he was at Mission House of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist (SSJE), Bracebridge, Ont., until 1952. He wrote an unpublished memoir of his unique experience, "The Road Less Travelled". Service in Nova Scotia included as priest assistant at Cathedral Church of All Saints and as rector of the parishes of Port Dufferin, New Ross and Melford and Guysborough, where he was made Regional Dean and was elected to the Guysborough County School Board. In the late 1950s, he accepted a challenging and what was to be a highly successful appointment to lead a diocesan high school in the Caribbean. At the invitation of the Right Rev. Spence Burton, SSJE, he was made headmaster of St. John's College, Nassau, Bahamas in 1957. There he made a transformational contribution stretching over a period of 10 years. This was an important time in the history of the Bahamas as that country moved to independence. During his years of leadership there, enrolment and Cambridge-London examination successes tripled, new school facilities were added, including well-equipped science laboratories. He served on various government committees and was awarded a medal by the government of the Bahamas. He subsequently returned to the Bahamas as headmaster of Freeport High School.
Following his retirement from active parish life and education in 1987, he moved to Wolfville where his ancestors settled in 1760. He acted for a number of years as Diocesan Archivist. His many interests in active retirement (and before) included history, acting in live theatre, listening to classical music, participating in the choir of St. John's Church, Wolfville, painting, Wolfville Historical Society, volunteering at Randall House and the Acadia Art Gallery and travelling, including with his family. He was active in founding and was honorary chairperson of the Bishop Family Association, which promotes the study of this Planter family history and its descendants. He took an interest in the growing Bahamian community on the Acadia campus and by extension the growing community of international students. He kept a watchful eye on the Acadia campus from a key location overlooking the campus and maintained a keen interest in Acadia. A dog-lover, he was often seen on campus in the company of one of a series of cocker spaniels. He will be missed by Simon and his feline companion Johnny.
Following his retirement from active parish life and education in 1987, he moved to Wolfville where his ancestors settled in 1760. He acted for a number of years as Diocesan Archivist. His many interests in active retirement (and before) included history, acting in live theatre, listening to classical music, participating in the choir of St. John's Church, Wolfville, painting, Wolfville Historical Society, volunteering at Randall House and the Acadia Art Gallery and travelling, including with his family. He was active in founding and was honorary chairperson of the Bishop Family Association, which promotes the study of this Planter family history and its descendants. He took an interest in the growing Bahamian community on the Acadia campus and by extension the growing community of international students. He kept a watchful eye on the Acadia campus from a key location overlooking the campus and maintained a keen interest in Acadia. A dog-lover, he was often seen on campus in the company of one of a series of cocker spaniels. He will be missed by Simon and his feline companion Johnny.
Donations in memory of Bill to Rothesay Netherwood School are gratefully accepted. Please call 506.848.0861 or email giving@rns.cc.
40 College Hill Road
Rothesay, NB
E2E 5H1
Canada
+1-506-847-8224
+1-866-768-4372
info@rns.cc
Rothesay, NB
E2E 5H1
Canada
+1-506-847-8224
+1-866-768-4372
info@rns.cc
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Rothesay Netherwood School is located on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik and Mi’kmaq Peoples. We are honoured to share this place, and as a school community, we are committed to being responsible stewards of the land on which we live, teach, and learn, both today and for future generations.
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