John Francis Welsh (1856–1916) was Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago from 1904 until his death in 1916. He was born in

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in 1856 and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. After graduation, he was

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in 1882 and began his ecclesiastical career with a

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at St James, Whitehaven. From 1883 until 1886 he was a Lecturer at St Bees’ Theological College"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900 and from then (until his appointment to the

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) Principal of Warminster Missionary College. He became a Doctor of Divinity (DD).

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1856 births 1916 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford People from Huddersfield Anglican bishops of Trinidad and Tobago Clergy from Yorkshire {{Anglican-bishop-stub