Frederick James Western (24 February 1880 – 24 November 1951) was the fifth

Anglican Bishop of Tinnevelly The Bishop of Tinnevelly was the Ordinary of the Anglican Church in Tinnevelly, Tamil Nadu, India, from its inception in 1896 until the foundation of the ''Church in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon'' in 1927; and after that head of one of ...

in the mid-20th century. He was educated at

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and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

. He joined the

Cambridge Mission to Delhi The Cambridge Mission to Delhi was an Anglican Christian missionary initiative to India in the mid 19th and early 20th centuries led by graduates of the University of Cambridge. Individual members of the mission community are credited with helpin ...

in 1904 and was ordained twelve years later becoming its Head in 1918. From 1923 to 1929 he was a

Canon Residentiary A canon (from the Latin , itself derived from the Greek , , "relating to a rule", "regular") is a member of certain bodies in subject to an ecclesiastical rule. Originally, a canon was a cleric living with others in a clergy house or, later, i ...

of the

Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, Lahore The Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, aka Lahore Cathedral, is a United Protestant cathedral in the heart of Lahore, Pakistan. It was built on The Mall in 1887, opposite the Lahore High Court. The cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of L ...

after which he was appointed to the

episcopate A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

.''Ecclesiastical News. New Bishop Of Tinnevelly''

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Wednesday, 20 February 1929; pg. 17; Issue 45132; col E He was buried on 30 November 1951.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Western, Frederick James People educated at Marlborough College 1880 births People from Paddington Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge 20th-century Anglican bishops in India Anglican bishops of Tinnevelly 1951 deaths