Campbell West-Watson and Churchill Julius

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

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and Emmanuel College, Cambridge before being ordained

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in 1903. After six years as Chaplain,

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and Lecturer at his old college he was appointed

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in 1909. After 16 years he was

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. In 1940 he was additionally appointed to be the Archbishop and Primate of the whole country, serving until 1951. Described in his ''

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'' 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.

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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 {{churchofEngland-bishop-stub