Claim: From 1914 to present, there have been ten Bishops of the Diocese of Kootenay, the first of which was named Bill Coleman.
Evidence: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Alexander Doull 1914–1933 Walter Adams 1933–1947 Patrick Clark 1948-1954 Philip Beattie 1955-1960 Bill Coleman 1961-1965 Ted Scott 1966-1971 Fraser Berry 1971-1989 David Crawley 1990–2004 John Privett 2005-2018 Lynne McNaughton 2019