Reginald Herbert Owen (25 May 1887 – 24 February 1961) was an

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headmaster and

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bishop.

Life and career

Born on 25 May 1887 he was educated at Dulwich College and Wadham College, Oxford. Cathedral of Saint Paul, Wellington, New Zealand (44)

Alternating between secondary and tertiary education, he was an assistant master at Clifton College; a fellow and

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; headmaster of Uppingham School; and fellow,

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and lecturer at

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, before his ordination to the episcopate as Bishop of Wellington in 1947. In addition he was Primate of New Zealand from 1952 until his resignation on 29 February 1960. Owen died on 24 February 1961."Dr. R. H. Owen Former Primate of New Zealand", '' The Times'', 25 February 1961, p. 8.

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'Archbishop on Need for Unity'

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29 April 1953 1887 births People from Sydenham, London People educated at Dulwich College Fellows of Worcester College, Oxford English educational theorists Fellows of Brasenose College, Oxford Headmasters of Uppingham School Primates of New Zealand Anglican bishops of Wellington 1961 deaths Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford 20th-century Anglican archbishops in New Zealand 20th-century Anglican archbishops {{Anglican-bishop-stub