Thomas Howard Birley (11 December 1865 – 1949) was

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Bishop of Zanzibar from 1925 until 1943. He was educated at Radley and

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and ordained in 1889 after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon. He was

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of St Saviour, Roath then Vicar of

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. He was at the

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Mission at Korogwe from 1908 to 1911 and

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of Zigualand until 1925. He returned to England and became Chaplain to the St Giles Homes and Community of Sacred Passion at East Hanningfield. He died on 31 March 1949.''Bishop T. H. Birley'' The Times(London, England), Saturday, Apr 02, 1949; pg. 6; Issue 51346

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Birley, Thomas Howard 1865 births People educated at Radley College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon Anglican bishops of Zanzibar 1949 deaths