Jackson to Assist Dean
Diocesan Press Service. February 8, 1965 [XXIX-8]
The appointment of the Rev. W. Ernest Jackson, of Toronto, as Deputy Executive Officer of the Anglican Communion, has been announced by the Rt. Rev. Ralph S. Dean, Anglican Executive Officer.
In his new post, effective Feb. 1, Dr. Jackson will share in the duties and responsibilities of Bishop Dean: the co-ordination and extension of missionary strategy and development of the liaison between the 18 independent churches of the Anglican Communion. Dr. Jackson will be particularly concerned with the co-ordination of the needs and resources of the Communion and with the preparation of Regional Directories.
The new deputy executive officer is an Irishman who has spent more than half his life in Canada. He had a major role in planning the 1963 Anglican Congress, acting as executive assistant to the Rt. Rev. F. H. Wilkinson, Bishop of Toronto and Chairman of the Congress. At the conclusion of the Toronto Congress, he became Executive Secretary of Anglican World Mission for the Canadian Church.
Dr. Jackson came to Canada in 1928 and graduated in arts from the University of Saskatchewan. He took his theological training at Emmanuel College, Saskatoon.