Philip Henry Loyd (8 July 1884 - 11 January 1952) was an eminent

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and author, in the second quarter of the 20th century. He was educated at

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and

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and ordained in 1911. His first post was as a

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at St Mary of Eton, Hackney Wick after which he was Vice-Principal of

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. From 1915 to 1944 he served the

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rising in time to be Bishop of Nasik. In that year he was

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where he served the

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for a further six years.''Bishop of St Albans resigns''

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Friday, 3 Feb 1950; pg. 4; Issue 51606; col E

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Loyd, Philip Henry 1884 births 1952 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of King's College, Cambridge 20th-century English Anglican priests Bishops of St Albans Anglican bishops of Nasik Anglican writers British expatriates in India