William Quinlan Lash was the Bishop of Bombay from 1947 to 1961. Lash was born on 5 February 1905 and educated at

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and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

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in 1929 his first post was as a curate at St Mary's

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He then emigrated to

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, where he was

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until his ordination to the

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. In India he was a founder member of the ''

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'', which sought to live Christianity in a way that was faithful to Indian culture. A noted author,''Approach to Christian Mysticism'' (1947), ''The Temple of God's Wounds'' ( 1951) upon return to England, he served as an

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and Vicar of St Clement. After retiring from Truro diocese he went to live with the Society of St Francis (an Anglican Franciscan order) at their mother house, Hilfield Friary in Dorset, where he was a much-loved member of the community. Here he continued to exercise a ministry of counsel and encouragement until his death in 1986. He is buried in the cemetery there.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lash, William Quinlan 1905 births 1986 deaths People educated at Tonbridge School Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge Anglican bishops of Bombay Clergy of the Diocese of Truro Burials in Dorset