Canon John Caird.Canon John Caird John Caird (December 15, 1820 - July 30, 1898), theologian, born at Greenock and educated at Glasgow, entered the Church of Scotland, of which he became one of the most eloquent preachers. , a retired parish priest and founding member of the Anglican Editors Association, died Aug. 5 in Winnipeg after a 10-year battle with kidney cancer Kidney Cancer Definition Kidney cancer is a disease in which the cells in certain tissues of the kidney start to grow uncontrollably and form tumors. . Mr. Caird, born in 1939 in Edinburgh. He obtained a science degree at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, and immigrated to Canada in 1965. He obtained his master of divinity Noun 1. Master of Divinity - a master's degree in religion MDiv master's degree - an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree from St John's College, Winnipeg, and was ordained or·dain tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains 1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on. b. To authorize as a rabbi. 2. a priest in 1978. He served parishes in the diocese of Rupert's Land and retired in 2002. From 1986 to 2002 he was the editor of Rupert's Land News, the newspaper of the diocese of Rupert's Land and was a founding member of the Anglican Editors Association, a professional organization of editors of diocesan newspapers. Mr. Caird is survived by his wife, Anne and children Robin and Meredith. |
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