Norman MacLeod Lang (1875–1956) was the third

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from 1913 until 1927. Lang's father,

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, was a

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minister and some-time Moderator; among Norman's brothers were

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and then of Canterbury; and Marshall, minister and some-time Moderator. He was educated at

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, and after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon, he was made deacon on Trinity Sunday 1900 (10 June) and ordained priest on St Thomas' Day 1902 (21 December) — both times by

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, at Winchester Cathedral. His first post was as a Minor Canon at Bloemfontein Cathedral. Returning to England he was

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of St Martin's,

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before his appointment to the

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. He was consecrated a bishop on

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(1 May) by Randall Davidson, by then

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, at

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. Serving as

, he held both the

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and a

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ry at Peterborough Cathedral with his See from 1919 until his resigned the See, due to the erection in 1926 of the new Diocese of Leicester. He continued as an Assistant Bishop of Peterborough — effectively in the same role, without a title — until his retirement in 1945. Alongside that post and his canonry, he remained Archdeacon of Northampton until 1936, after which he became Archdeacon of Oakham.

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, Friday, Jan 26, 1945; pg. 7; Issue 50051; col C ''Ecclesiastical News Bishop Lang To Resign''

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1875 births Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon Archdeacons of Oakham Bishops suffragan of Leicester 1956 deaths 20th-century Church of England bishops {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub