Basil William Peacey (1889–1969) was the fourth

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from 1929 until 1935. He was educated at

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and

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. After a period of study at the

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, Peacey was ordained in 1912. His first post was as a

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in Hull. Then he emigrated to

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to be ''Priest-Vicar'' of the

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. His next post was as

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of Pessene in Maputoland followed by Principal of ''St Christopher's College Hlamankulu'', where he was later appointed to the

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. Peacey next served as

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Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940-41 Oxford,

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, 1941 and then Constantia before he retired in 1954.

References

1889 births People educated at Christ's Hospital Alumni of the University of Leeds Alumni of the College of the Resurrection Anglican bishops of Lebombo 1969 deaths 20th-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops {{Anglican-bishop-stub