CNHS - EDWARD FEILD (1801 - 1876)
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N 47° 33.920 W 052° 42.526
22T E 371468 N 5269405
Located at St. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada 16 Church Hill (corner of Gower Street), Newfoundland and Labrador
Waymark Code: WMW12C
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date Posted: 06/25/2017
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[EN]
Second Bishop of Newfoundland and Bermuda, Feild oversaw the expansion of the Church of England in Newfoundland, radically transforming it according to High Church precepts. He increased the number of native-trained clergy in his diocese and shaped many communities by building churches and schools, most notably the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. A major figure in Newfoundland politics of the time, Bishop Feild also played a critical role in establishing a unique and fully denominational system of education in Newfoundland by 1875.
[FR]
Deuxième évêque de Terre-Neuve et des Bermudes, Feild provoqua l'essor de l'Église anglicane de Terre-Neuve et la transforma radicalement selon les préceptes de la haute Église. Il accrut le nombre d'ecclésiastiques formés dans la colonie et influença l'évolution de plusieurs communautés en érigeant des écoles et des églises, dont la plus remarquable est la cathédrale anglicane St. John the Baptist. Figure marquante dans la vie politique de l'époque, Feild joua aussi un rôle clé dans la fondation, dès 1875, d'un système d'éducation confessionnel propre à Terre-Neuve.
Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Newfoundland & Labrador
Location - City name/Town name: St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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