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Campbell West-Watson (23 April 1877 – 19 May 1953) was successively an
Anglican suffragan bishop,
diocesan bishop and
archbishop over a 40-year period during the first half of the 20th century.
Born on 23 April 1877 he was educated at
Birkenhead School
Birkenhead School is an independent, academically-selective, co-educational day school located in Oxton, Wirral, in North West England. The school offers educational opportunities for girls and boys from three months to eighteen years of ag ...
and
Emmanuel College, Cambridge before being ordained
priest
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in 1903. After six years as
Chaplain,
Fellow
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In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements.
Within the context of higher education ...
and
Lecturer at his
old college he was appointed
Bishop of Barrow-in-Furness
The Bishop of Barrow-in-Furness was an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle, in the Province of York, England. The See was created by Order in Council on 6 April 1889 (under the Suffragans Nomina ...
in 1909. After 16 years he was
translated
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to
Christchurch, New Zealand
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...
. In 1940 he was additionally appointed to be the
Archbishop and Primate of the whole country, serving until 1951. Described in his ''
Times
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Time or times may also refer to:
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* Time in physics, defined by its measurement
* Time standard, civil time speci ...
'' obituary as "a man of great approachability and unaffected goodness", he died on 19 May 1953.
In 1935, West-Watson was awarded the
King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.
He was appointed a
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the
1952 Queen's Birthday Honours.
References
1877 births
People educated at Birkenhead School
Fellows of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Bishops of Barrow-in-Furness
Anglican bishops of Christchurch
Primates of New Zealand
20th-century Anglican bishops in New Zealand
20th-century Church of England bishops
1953 deaths
New Zealand Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
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