Bernard Markham was an

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in the 20th century. Born on 26 February 1905 and educated at

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and

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, he was ordained in 1931. After

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and

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he held incumbencies at Bierley,

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and St Margaret's, Toxteth, Liverpool (where he was Vicar from 1 September 1959 to July 1962). In 1962 he was appointed Bishop of Nassau, resigning a decade later.

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, Saturday, 26 February 1972; p. 4; Issue 58412; col B ''Bishop of Nassau to retire'' He was then an

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within the Anglican

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until his death on 21 June 1984.

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The People's Order of the Mass and Other Prayers (1965)
issued by Bernard Markham 1905 births People educated at Bingley Grammar School Alumni of the University of Leeds 20th-century Anglican bishops in the Caribbean Anglican bishops of Nassau 1984 deaths {{bahamas-bio-stub