Frederick Du Vernet

Frederick Herbert Du Vernet (20 January 1860 – 22 October 1924)^{[1]: 12 [2]} was the second Bishop of Caledonia and inaugural Metropolitan of British Columbia (taking the title Archbishop of Caledonia whilst Metropolitan).

The Most Reverend Frederick Du Vernet
1st Metropolitan of British Columbia Archbishop of Caledonia
Du Vernet, c. 1915
Church	Anglican Church of Canada
Province	British Columbia
Diocese	Caledonia
In office	1915–1924
Successor	Adam de Pencier
Other post(s)	Bishop of Caledonia (1904–1924)
Orders
Ordination	21 January 1883 by William Bond
Personal details
Born	(1860-01-20)January 20, 1860 Hemmingford, Province of Canada, British North America
Died	October 22, 1924(1924-10-22) (aged 64) Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Spouse	Stella Yates ​ (m. 1895)​
Children	3
Alma mater	Wycliffe College

Du Vernet was educated at Wycliffe College, Toronto and ordained in 1883. After a curacy at St. James the Apostle, Montreal, from 1883–1884, he was Diocesan Missioner for the Diocese of Montreal then Professor of Practical Theology at his old college until 1895. From then until 1904, he was Rector of St. John Anglican Church, West Toronto, when he was appointed to the episcopate.^[1]: 16 He became a Doctor of Divinity (DD).

In 1895, he married Stella Yates, with whom he had 3 children.^{[1]: 16 [3]}

In July 1898, he embarked on a mission to the Rainy River area in Ontario, where he visited the Ojibwe people living in the area.^[4]

On 14 October 1904, William Bond appointed him to the Diocese of Caledonia. He was consecrated Bishop on 30 November that year at the Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal.^[1]: 19 During his time in Caledonia, he lived and worked among the First Nations in the region, particularly the Nisga'a and the Haida. He often heard and addressed their concerns, and criticized colonial institutions like residential schools.^[5]

In 1915, he became the first Metropolitan of British Columbia, a position he held until his death in 1924.^[3]