Cecil_Cherrington

Cecil Cherrington

Cecil Cherrington

New Zealand bishop

Cecil Arthur Cherrington (1877–1950) was an eminent[1] Anglican[2] Bishop[3] in the 20th century.[4] He was born into an ecclesiastical family[5] and was educated at London University. Ordained in 1897,[6] his first post was a curacy at St Chad's, Liverpool. He was then successively Chaplain of Birkenhead School, a Lecturer at Lichfield Theological College, Vicar of Tunstall, Archdeacon of Mauritius and finally in 1926 the first Bishop of Waikato.[7] In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[8] He died in post on 10 August 1950.[9] Bishop Cherrington founded Waikato Diocesan School for Girls.

More information Anglican Communion titles ...

Cecil Cherrington

References

  1. [1]
    Holy Trinity Anglican Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    Church Alive Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    Blain Biographical Directory
  5. [5]
    His father was A. O. Cherrington “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  6. [6]
    "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  7. [7]
    Ordinations. Liverpool The Times Wednesday, 22 December 1897; p. 3; Issue 35393; col C
  8. [8]
    "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  9. [9]
    Obituary Bishop Of Waikato The Times Friday, 11 August 1950; p. 6; Issue 51767 col E


Stub icon

This biographical article about a New Zealand religious figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about an Anglican bishop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Cecil_Cherrington, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.