Alfred Blomfield
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The Right Reverend Alfred Blomfield[1]DD (1833–1894[2]) was an eminent Anglican Bishop [3] in the last decades of the 19th century.
Alfred was the son of the Right Reverend Charles James Blomfield[4] and brother of the architect Sir Arthur Blomfield. He was educated at Harrow and Balliol before being awarded a Fellowship at All Souls. From 1857 he was a Curate at Kidderminster, then its Vicar. After this he held further incumbencies in Stepney and Barking, was Archdeacon of Essex (1878–1882)[5] before a 12-year spell as Bishop of Colchester and Archdeacon of Colchester from 1882[6] until 1894.
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- ^ NPG details
- ^ Obituary- The Bishop Of Colchester The TimesTuesday, Nov 06, 1894; pg. 10; Issue 34414; col C
- ^ ”Church History in Queen Victoria's Reign” Fowler,M: Whitefish Kessinger Publishing, 2005 ISBN 1-4179-7356-0
- ^ His father was Bishop of London from 1828 to 1856 > “ A memoir of Charles James Blomfield” Blomfield,A: London, B.Fellowes, 1863
- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ^ The Times, Thursday, Jan 03, 1894; pg. 3; Issue 34464; col G Ecclesiastical Intelligence- New Bishop of Colchester
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