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Sydney Alfred Bill
Sydney Alfred Bill was the Bishop of Lucknow from 1939 until 1947. He was born in 1884 and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1908 his first post was as Curate at '' St George’s Birmingham''. He then emigrated to India in 1911 where he began his long association with the Lucknow Diocese, where he was successively the Bishop's Chaplain, Canon Residentiary at ''All Saint’s Cathedral'' and Archdeacon before his elevation to the episcopate. On returning to England he was Vicar of Instow Instow is a village in north Devon, England. It is on the estuary where the rivers Taw and Torridge meet, between the villages of Westleigh and Yelland and on the opposite bank to Appledore. There is an electoral ward with the same name. The w ... for a further 8 years. Notes 1884 births Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Anglican bishops of Lucknow 1964 deaths British expatriates in India Anglican chaplains British chaplains {{UK-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Bishop Of Lucknow
The Diocese of Lucknow is a diocese of the Church of North India, headquartered in the city of Allahabad. The jurisdiction of the diocese mainly covers the Eastern side of Uttar Pradesh. History The diocese of Lucknow was established in 1893 by carving it out from the Anglican Diocese of Calcutta, Diocese of Calcutta. The diocese was given the name of Lucknow although the mother church, mother Cathedral, All Saints Cathedral, Allahabad, All Saints Cathedral and diocesan headquarters stayed in Allahabad. It was because Allahabad was situated within the legally defined territories of the diocese of Calcutta. It is the biggest Diocese in Uttar Pradesh and one of the oldest dioceses in north India. Bishops The Bishop of Lucknow was the Ordinary (church officer), Ordinary of the Anglican Diocese of Lucknow from its inception in 1893 until the foundation of the ''Church in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon'' in 1927 and its consequent merger with other Protestant Churches to form t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |