Frank Nock

{{Short description|Canadian Anglican bishop}}

Frank Foley Nock (February 27, 1916 - August 17, 1989) was a Canadian Anglican bishop in the 20th century.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dioceseofalgoma.com/handbook/history.htm |title=DioceseofAlgoma (history) |access-date=2010-09-02 |archive-date=2010-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121145843/http://www.dioceseofalgoma.com/handbook/history.htm |url-status=dead }}

Nock was born on 27 February 1916 in Toronto. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1938, his Bachelor of Divinity in 1946, and his Doctor of Divinity in 1957 all from Trinity College, Toronto."Who was Who"1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}} He later earned his Doctor of Sacred Theology from Thorneloe University in Sudbury, Ontario in 1980.{{cite archive |first=Thorneloe College |last= |item =Doctor of sacred theology (honoris causa) given to Frank Foley Nock by Thorneloe College |item-url =http://archives.algomau.ca/main/node/30252 |type =textual record |item-id =2013-104-001-016 |date =1980 May 22 |page= |pages= |fonds = Bishop Frank F. Nock fonds ds |series = |file =016 |box=001 |collection = Bishop Frank F. Nock fonds |collection-url =http://archives.algomau.ca/main/node/19781 |repository =Engracia De Jesus Matias Archives and Special Collections |institution = Algoma University |location = Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|oclc= |accession=2013-104 }}

He was ordained was a deacon in 1940 and as a priest in 1941.Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947 His first post was as an assistant Curate at St Matthew's, Toronto from 1940 to 1942. He later held incumbencies at, Christ Church, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (1942-1945), St Thomas, Bracebridge (1945-1948) and the Church of the Epiphany, Sudbury (1948-1957), and St. Luke's Cathedral (Sault Ste. Marie) (1957-1974)[http://epiphanysudbury.org/ Church web-site] He also served as Dean of Algoma from 1957 to 1974.{{Cite web |url=http://www.saultchurches.com/stlukes/previous_details.asp?ID=55 |title=Cathedral web-site |access-date=2010-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716010254/http://www.saultchurches.com/stlukes/previous_details.asp?ID=55 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead }}

From 1975 to 1983 he served as its diocesan bishop.[http://ontanglican.atspace.com/algoma.htm Anglican Bishops of Canada] His last post was as priest in charge of St John the Divine, Arva (until 1986). He died on 17 August 1989: and his wife in 2010.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dioceseofalgoma.com/news.htm |title=Diocesan newsletter |access-date=2010-09-02 |archive-date=2010-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121150607/http://dioceseofalgoma.com/news.htm |url-status=dead }}