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Lionel Crawfurd
Lionel Payne Crawfurd (1864–1934) was the second Bishop of Stafford, Suffragan Bishop of Stafford. Educated at Eton College, Eton and Balliol College, Oxford,“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 he was ordained in 1890 and began his career with a Curate, curacy at ''St Cuthbert’s'' Gateshead. He was then successively Vice Principal of ''Leeds Clergy School'', Bishop's Chaplain in Anglican Diocese of Adelaide, Adelaide, and Secretary of the ''Home Missionary Society''. In June 1902 he was asked to return to Gateshead as Vicar, and was then incumbent at Ramsgate and Ashford, Kent, before ascending to the Suffragan Bishop, Episcopate in 1915, a post he held for 19 years. A deeper thinker his The Times, Times obituary described him as “a kind, approachable man with a deep love of the countryside''The Times'', Saturday, Sep 08, 1934; pg. 14; Issue 46854; col B "The Bishop Of Stafford Suffragan For Shropshire" Obituaries". Notes [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Stafford
The Bishop of Stafford is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Stafford, the county town of Staffordshire. The Bishop of Stafford has particular episcopal oversight of the parishes in the Archdeaconry of Stoke. Matthew Parker has been in post since 2021; the bishops suffragan of Stafford have been area bishops since the Lichfield area scheme was erected in 1992. List of bishops Incarnation at Alton Towers The Alton Towers Dungeon is an attraction at the Theme Park Alton Towers that replaced the former ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the ride’ in 2019. It is one of many Dungeon attractions in the UK that are part of the Merlin Entertainments. After an encounter with the Warden of the Dungeon, visitors enter into the Court Room of the Bishop of Stafford who has been appointed by Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |