Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to search

Biography & Autobiography Religious

The Diary of Bishop Edward Feild in 1844

edited by Ronald Rompkey

Publisher
Memorial University Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2010
Category
Religious, Anglican, Historical

  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894725101
    Publish Date
    Jan 2010
    List Price
    $19.95

Add it to your shelf

Where to buy it

Description

Edward Feild, Newfoundland's second Anglican bishop, was consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury in April 1844 and departed shortly thereafter to take up his duties. The private diary he began at that point documents his crossing of the Atlantic, his two-week sojourn in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and his arrival in St. John's. Throughout the diary, Feild reveals his reflections about his new challenge, details of his voyage, descriptions of Halifax and Windsor and his final public reception. During the months documented in this volume, he is preoccupied with the architecture and arrangement of Newfoundland churches, colonial practices for church ritual and the building of a new cathedral. Additionally, Feild records his opinions of public figures and clergy alike and does not hesitate to pass judgement.

About the author

Ronald Rompkey, a biographer, editor and reviewer, is University Research Professor in the Department of English at Memorial University. He has held positions in cultural organizations at both the provincial and national level, including the chairmanship of the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. In 2004, he was made an officer of the Order of Canada.

Ronald Rompkey's profile page

Editorial Reviews

"Forty years ago Feild could be called 'the forgotten bishop'. Fortunately, thanks to Dr Rompkey, this is no longer the case."

Frederick Jones, British Journal of Canadian Studies

Other titles by

French Visitors to Newfoundland

An Anthology of Nineteenth Century Travel Writings

edited and translated by Scott Jamieson & Anne Thareau
edited by Ronald Rompkey

Expeditions of Honour

The Journal of John Salusbury in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1749-53

edited by John Salusbury
by (author) Ronald Rompkey

A Life Composed: Reginald Shepherd & Helen Parsons Shepherd

A Life Composed

by (author) Ronald Rompkey

The Labrador Memoir of Dr Harry Paddon, 1912-1938

by (author) Harry Paddon & Ronald Rompkey

Grenfell of Labrador

A Biography

by (author) Ronald Rompkey

Adrift on an Ice Pan

by (author) Sir Wilfred Grenfell
foreword by Edward Roberts