Bishop Power of Antigonish

On 12 May 1960, Pope John appointed Fr William Power, the national chaplain of the English-speaking Canadian YCW as the bishop of the Diocese of Antigonish.

Significantly, this diocese was the home to the Antigonish Movement, a Canadian cooperative movement with origins in the 19th century.

SOURCES

Bishop William Edward Power (Catholic Hierarchy)

Obituary Rev. William Edward Power (Newspapers.com)

Antigonish Movement (Wikipedia)

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Race Mathews, Jobs of our own, Pluto Press, 1999.