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John Mitchinson (bishop)
John Mitchinson (23 September 183325 September 1918) was a British teacher and Anglican priest who was Bishop of Barbados and later served as Master of Pembroke College, Oxford. Education He was born in Durham on 23 September 1833 and educated at Durham School and at Pembroke College, Oxford, where he gained first class honours in '' literae humaniores'' (classics) and natural science. Career He was an Assistant Master at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, then Headmaster of the King's School, Canterbury from 1859 to 1873. Ordained in 1860, he became part of the staff of St Philip's Church, Clerkenwell, under Warwick Reed Wroth. In 1873, he was appointed Bishop of Barbados, holding the post for eight years, but becoming known as Bishop of Barbados and the Windward Islands from 1877, when he created the separate Diocese of the Windward Islands but remained as bishop over that diocese too. He also served as coadjutor bishop (1879–1882) for Walrond Jackson, Bishop of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Barbados
The Diocese of Barbados is one of eight dioceses of the Anglican Communion that is part of the Province of the West Indies. History The diocese was established in 1824 as one of a pair, the other being the Diocese of Jamaica, which covered the whole Caribbean. Before that, the area was nominally part of the Bishop of London's responsibility, a situation that had been assumed to hold from 1660 onwards. The Bishops of London were regarded as having responsibility for the churches in the colonies in the early seventeenth century; but it was not until 1675 that a Bishop of London formally undertook that task, making recommendations through the Board for Trade and Plantations. His involvement resulted in clergy being part of the vestries for the first time in 1681. Prior to 1824, the functions of the Bishop of London were limited to ordaining those candidates who presented themselves, and licensing Clergy. The appointment of bishops provided coordination for the work of the Church i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick Reed Wroth
Warwick Reed Wroth (1825 – 11 April 1867) was an English clergyman and a cricketer who played in two first-class cricket matches, one each for Cambridge University Cricket Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), both of them in 1848. He was born at Northchurch in Hertfordshire, though the precise date of his birth is not known, and he died at Kensington in London. Wroth was educated at Uppingham School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. As a cricketer, he appeared in the two matches between Cambridge University and the MCC in 1848, playing once for each side, but had little success in either match; it is not known whether he batted right- or left-handed and there is no record that he bowled in either game. Wroth graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1848, and this converted to a Master of Arts in 1864. He was ordained as a deacon in the Church of England in 1849 and as a priest the following year. He was curate at Brompton Regis in Somerset an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdeacon Of Leicester
The Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that o ... of Leicester is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Leicester. History The first archdeacon of Leicester is recorded before 1092 – around the time when archdeacons were first appointed in England – in the Diocese of Lincoln. He was one of eight archdeacons appointed by the bishop: Archdeacon of Lincoln, Lincoln, Archdeacon of Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Archdeacon of Northampton, Northampton, Archdeacon of Oxford, Oxford, Archdeacon of Buckingham, Buckingham, Archdeacon of Bedford, Bedford and Archdeacon of Stow, Stow. In the Victorian era reforms, the archdeaconry became part of Anglican Diocese of Peterborough, Peterborough diocese on 1 May 1839 and, on 12 November 1926, the modern D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Carr Glyn
Edward Carr Glyn (21 November 184314 November 1928) was an Anglican bishop in England in the late 19th century and the early 20th century. He was the Bishop of Peterborough from 1897 to 1916. Life Glyn was a younger son of George Glyn, 1st Baron Wolverton and Marianne, daughter of Pascoe Grenfell. He was the brother of George Glyn, 2nd Baron Wolverton, Sidney Glyn, Pascoe Glyn and Henry Glyn, a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy. He was educated at Harrow School and University College, Oxford and ordained in 1868. After a curacy in Doncaster, Carr Glyn was the domestic chaplain to William Thomson, the Archbishop of York, and then held incumbencies at St Mary's Church, Beverley, St George's Church, Doncaster and St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington He became an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen and was the Bishop of Peterborough from 1897 until 1916. His election to the See of Peterborough was confirmed at St Mary-le-Bow on 22 February and he was co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sibstone
Sibson (otherwise Sibstone or Sibston) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sheepy, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in western Leicestershire, England, close to the border with North Warwickshire. It is situated approximately midway between the towns of Hinckley and Measham, and slightly northeast of Atherstone. In 1931 the parish had a population of 264. History The manor of Sibson, also called ''Sibetesdone'' or ''Sibbesdon'', was part of John le Poter’s inheritance in the time of Henry I. It changed hands several times over the centuries, passing to Thomas Corbett of Legh in 1420, and Keytes of Gloucestershire, in the early 17th century. The latest ruler of Sibson is Ryan-S3npai, who roams the lands with Blue warding off evil. The ancient parish of Sibson included the chapelry of Upton. In 1866 Sibson and Upton became separate civil parishes. In 1935 the civil parish of Sibson merged with the civil parishes of Upton, Sheepy Magna and Shee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rector (ecclesiastical)
A rector is, in an ecclesiastical sense, a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations. In contrast, a vicar is also a cleric but functions as an assistant and representative of an administrative leader. Ancient usage In ancient times bishops, as rulers of cities and provinces, especially in the Papal States, were called rectors, as were administrators of the patrimony of the Church (e.g. '). The Latin term ' was used by Pope Gregory I in ''Regula Pastoralis'' as equivalent to the Latin term ' (shepherd). Roman Catholic Church In the Roman Catholic Church, a rector is a person who holds the ''office'' of presiding over an ecclesiastical institution. The institution may be a particular building—such as a church (called his rectory church) or shrine—or it may be an organization, such as a parish, a mission or quasi-parish, a seminary or house of studies, a university, a hospital, or a community of clerics or religious. If a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Durham
Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university in Durham, England, Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by royal charter in 1837. It was the first recognised university to open in England for more than 600 years, after University of Oxford, Oxford and University of Cambridge, Cambridge, and is thus one of the institutions to be described as the third-oldest university in England debate, third-oldest university in England. As a collegiate university its main functions are divided between the academic departments of the university and its Colleges of Durham University, 17 colleges. In general, the departments perform research and provide teaching to students, while the colleges are responsible for their domestic arrangements and welfare. The university is a member of the Russell Group of British research universities after previously being a member of the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codrington College
Codrington College is an Anglican theological college in St. John, Barbados now affiliated with the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill. It is one of the oldest Anglican theological colleges in the Americas. It was affiliated to the University of Durham from 1875 to 1965. History Foundation and Early History Codrington College was founded with the profits from the bequest of Christopher Codrington, who after his death in 1710 left portions of his sugar cane estates – the Codrington Plantations as well as land on Barbados and Barbuda to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts to establish a religious college in Barbados. As the sugar cane estates were still operating, the society and the college benefited directly from the institution of slavery. In addition to his bequest to the Society, Codrington provided £10,000 (the equivalent of approximately £1.2 million in modern terms) and roughly 12,000 books to his alma mater, All Souls College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Antigua
The Anglican Diocese of North East Caribbean and Aruba was originally established in 1842 as the Diocese of Antigua and the Leeward Islands when the Anglican Diocese of Barbados, then with the Diocese of Jamaica, one of the two dioceses covering the Caribbean, was sub-divided. In 1842 (shortly after division), her jurisdiction was described as "Montserrat, Barbuda, St Kitt's, Nevis, Anguilla, Virgin Isles, Dominica". In 2017 the diocese celebrated its 175th anniversary. The Anglican Diocese of North East Caribbean and Aruba is one of the eight dioceses within the Province of the West Indies and comprises the twelve islands of Antigua, Barbuda, Dominica, Montserrat, Anguilla, Aruba, Nevis, Saba, St. Barts, St. Eustatius, St. Christopher, also known as St. Kitts, and St. Martin/St. Maarten. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, St John's Cathedral, located on upper Newgate Street in the capital city of St John, Antigua. Originally, the dioces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walrond Jackson
William Walrond Jackson (9 January 181125 November 1895) was Bishop of Antigua from 1860 to 1879. Life He was the son of William Jackson of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, and Mary Judith Walrond. Jackson was educated at Codrington College, Barbados, and ordained in 1834. After a curacy at Holy Trinity, Trinidad, he held incumbencies in St Vincent and Barbados. From 1846 to 1860 he was Chaplain to the Forces when he was appointed to the episcopate. He was consecrated a bishop on 17 May 1860, and returned to England through ill health in 1879. He retained his See only in the legal sense, with the work carried out by coadjutor bishops John Mitchinson (until 1882) and Charles Branch. Jackson died on 25 November 1895, aged 84, at home in Ealing, West London. Family Jackson married Mary Pile, daughter of Conrade Pile of the Brighton estate, Barbados. Of their sons, William became Rector of Exeter College, Oxford, and Henry Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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