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William Arthur Holbech (14 December 1850 – 7 March 1930) was an

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bishop in the first half of the 20th century. Born on 14 December 1850, he was the third son of the Rev. Charles Holbech. Educated at Eton and

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, he was ordained in 1874. Following a curacy at ''St Mark’s, Lakenham'', Holbech emigrated to South Africa where he was a Mission Priest before promotion to be the

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and Rector of St Cyprian's Church (where he served through the Siege of Kimberley), then Dean of Bloemfontein. In 1905 he became

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,The Times, Tuesday, 1 August 1905; pg. 8; Issue 37774; col B ''Ecclesiastical Intelligence'' a post he held until his death on 7 March 1930.

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1850 births People educated at Eton College Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Anglican archdeacons in Africa Deans of Bloemfontein Anglican bishops of St Helena 20th-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops 1930 deaths {{SaintHelena-stub