Simon Gibbons (priest)

The Reverend
Simon Gibbons
Missionary
Born(1851-06-21)21 June 1851
Forteau, Newfoundland and Labrador
Died14 December 1896(1896-12-14) (aged 45)
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
SpouseFrances Eliza DuVernet
Venerated inAnglican Church of Canada
Feast14 December

Simon Gibbons (June 21, 1851 - December 14, 1896) was Canada's first Inuk priest. The Anglican missionary constructed a number of churches in Nova Scotia.

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