Edward Archibald Parry (1861–1943) was

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from 1900 until 1921 and Archbishop of the West Indies from 1916 until 1921. Parry was born into an eminent family, his father was Edward Parry,

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, and his grandfather was William Parry, Arctic explorer. He was educated at Winchester and Oriel College, Oxford, and ordained in 1884. After a curacy at St Mary, Acton and a period as bishop's chaplain to Anthony Thorold, Bishop of Rochester, he was

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of Sundridge, Kent and

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of St Mark, New Milverton, Leamington before his appointment to the

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. He was nominated

in late 1900, and consecrated

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Frederick Temple Frederick Temple (30 November 1821 – 23 December 1902) was an English academic, teacher and churchman, who served as Bishop of Exeter (1869–1885), Bishop of London (1885–1896) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1896–1902). Early life ...

, Archbishop of Canterbury, in Canterbury Cathedral on 28 December 1900. From the death of his cathedral's dean in 1918 onwards, he was additionally dean of the cathedral, an arrangement which continued until 1937.

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1861 births People educated at Winchester College Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford Deans of St George's Cathedral, Georgetown Anglican bishops of Guyana 20th-century Anglican bishops in the Caribbean Anglican archbishops of the West Indies 20th-century Anglican archbishops 1943 deaths {{Anglican-bishop-stub