George Kestell-Cornish was the third

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from 1919 until his death in 1925. His father, Kestell Kestell-Cornish, having been the first Bishop of Madagascar from 1874 to 1896. He was born on 4 September 1856 and educated at

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and ordained in 1880. He began his career with a

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at St James’,

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. He then followed his father to

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and was Principal of two schools before being appointed

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then

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. He was consecrated in

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on 18th of October 1919. He died on 23 June 1925.''Obituary Bishop Kestell-Cornish''

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Thursday, Jun 25, 1925; pg. 16; Issue 43997; col C

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* Cathédrale Saint Laurent Ambohimanoro 1856 births Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Anglican archdeacons in Africa 20th-century Anglican bishops in Africa Anglican bishops of Madagascar 1925 deaths {{Madagascar-bio-stub