John Medley

Right Reverend

John Medley
Right Reverend; John Medley
Bishop of Fredericton
	Portrait of Bishop Medley in 1848 by John Bridges
Province	Canada
Diocese	Fredericton
In office	1845–1892
Successor	Tully Kingdon
Other post(s)	Metropolitan Bishop of Canada 1879—1892
Orders
Ordination	1829
Consecration	4 May 1845; by William Howley
Personal details
Born	18 December 1804; London, England
Died	9 September 1892 (aged 87); Fredericton, New Brunswick
Buried	Fredericton
Denomination	Church of England
Spouse	Christiana Bacon; (1826—1841); Margaret Hudson; (1863—his death);
Previous post(s)	Vicar of St. Thomas's Church, Exeter (1838—1845); Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral (1842—1845);
Alma mater	Wadham College, Oxford

John Medley, (19 December 1804 – 9 September 1892), was a Church of England clergyman who became the first bishop of Fredericton in 1845. In 1879 he succeeded Ashton Oxenden as Metropolitan of Canada.^[1]

^ Harding, Lyman N. (1994). "John, by divine permission". Citizens with the Saints: A brief history of Anglicanism in New Brunswick. Fredericton: Diocesan Synod of Fredericton. ISBN 0919488609. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2014.