Henry Cecil Read (25 December 1890 – 29 May 1963) was an

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in India from 1944 to 1957. He was born on,

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1890, educated at

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and Caius and ordained in 1915. He was a

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until he became Principal St Andrew Divinity School in 1930, a post he held for nine years. From 1940 to 1944 he was

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when he became Bishop of Nasik. He was a

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until 1961 and died on 29 May 1963.

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, Tuesday, 2 July 1963; pg. 1; Issue 55742; col A ''Memorial Service for Bishop Read''

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1890 births People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Anglican archdeacons in India Anglican bishops of Nasik 1963 deaths British expatriates in India Anglican missionaries in India English Anglican missionaries {{Christianity-bio-stub