Letter - Nominating a Candidate for the Bishopric of Rupert's Land [1865-04-05]

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Title

Letter - Nominating a Candidate for the Bishopric of Rupert's Land [1865-04-05]

Subject

Colonial Bishoprics
Colonies

Description

Letter from Charles Longley to Edward Cardwell nominating Robert Machray for the vacant See of Rupert's Land.

Creator

Charles Longley (Archbishop of Canterbury)

Source

"Correspondence Relative to Colonial Bishoprics," Command Papers, no. 1, XLIX.207 (1866): 19.


Date

1865-04-05

Contributor

Jason Loch

Coverage

Diocese of Rupert's Land (Canada)

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Transcript

Lambeth Palace, April 5, 1865.

Sir, 

In consequence of the resignation by Bishop Anderson of the See of Rupert's Land, it becomes necessary to consider what course should be taken with respect to the future episcopal superintendence of the clergy and laity of the communion of the Church of England in that Settlement.

In the event of Her Majesty not being advised to appoint a successor to Bishop Anderson under his Letters Patent, I trust it will be the view of Her Majesty's Government that Her Majesty's permission should still be accorded for the consecration of a proper person to exercise the office of Bishop within the same territory over which Bishop Anderson exercised episcopal authority, though without the legal powers (if any) which were conferred upon Bishop Anderson by those Letters Patent.

In that event, I beg to recommend the Reverend R. Machray, of Sidney College, Cambridge, as a fit and proper person to be consecrated for that purpose, and to request that Her Majesty may be pleased to issue the necessary Mandate, authorizing me to proceed to his consecration.

I am, &c,
(Signed) C. T. CANTUAR.

The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell,
&c   &c.   &c.

Signatures

The original document was signed by Christopher Longley (Archbishop of Canterbury)

Recipient(s)

Edward Cardwell (Secretary of State for the Colonies)

Ornamentation

The text of this instrument was printed in parliamentary paper and may not reflect the formatting of the original.

Citation

Charles Longley (Archbishop of Canterbury), “Letter - Nominating a Candidate for the Bishopric of Rupert's Land [1865-04-05],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/241.

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