Hugh Van Lynden Otter-Barry (7 March 1887 – 9 May 1971), was the son of Isabel Louisa née Wolryche-Whitmore (1847–1905) and Robert Melvil Barry Otter, later Otter-Barry (1845–1917), and great-grandson of

William Otter William Otter (23 October 1768 – 20 August 1840) was the first Principal of King's College, London, who later served as Bishop of Chichester. Early life William Otter was born at Cuckney, Nottinghamshire on 23 October 1768, the son of Do ...

, Bishop of Chichester. He was Bishop of Mauritius from 1931 to 1959. He was educated at

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and

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in 1910 he was initially a Curate at

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and then a missionary priest in

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. From 1919 until 1926 he was

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and then began a long period of service to

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— firstly as its Archdeacon; and then from 1931 as its diocesan bishop. He was consecrated a bishop on St Barnabas' Day 1931 (11 June), by

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, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral. He returned to England in 1959 where he continued to serve the

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as an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of Peterborough until his death.''Obituary — Bishop Otter-Barry''

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Tuesday, May 11, 1971; pg. 16; Issue 58169; col E A primary school in Mauritius, in the town of

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, close to Farquhar Street, is named after Otter-Barry.

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1887 births People educated at Marlborough College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Archdeacons of Mauritius 20th-century Anglican bishops in Africa Anglican bishops of Mauritius Commanders of the Order of the British Empire 1971 deaths Anglican missionaries in Australia English Anglican missionaries British Mauritius people {{Africa-Anglican-bishop-stub