William Hardie (Archbishop of the West Indies)
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The Most Rev William George Hardie, CBE[1] (1878 – 21 February 1950) was a long serving Anglican Bishop of Jamaica from 1931 until 1949; and for the last four of that time Archbishop of the West Indies.
He was born in 1878 and educated at Giggleswick School[2] and Emmanuel College, Cambridge and ordained in 1902.[3][4] His first posts were curacies at Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge[5] and then Christ Church, Greenwich[6]. Later he held incumbencies at Holy Trinity, Swansea[7], St John’s, Lowestoft[8] and St Luke’s, Finchley[9]. In 1928 he was appointed Assistant Bishop[10] of Jamaica[11] before promotion to be its Diocesan three years later[12]. He died on 21 February 1950.
| Anglican Communion titles | ||
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| Preceded by George Frederick Cecil de Carteret |
Bishop of Jamaica 1931–1949 |
Succeeded by Basil Montague Dale |
| Preceded by Arthur Henry Anstey |
Primate of the West Indies 1945–1949 |
Succeeded by Alan John Knight |
[edit] Notes
- ^ London Gazette
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940–41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ Venn, J.; Venn, J. A., eds. (1922–1958). "Hardie, William George". Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 vols) (online ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Church website (1)
- ^ Church website (2)
- ^ Genuki
- ^ Now demolished
- ^ Church website (3)
- ^ National Archives
- ^ New Assistant Bishop Of Jamaica The Times Saturday, 31 Dec 1927; pg. 10; Issue 44778; col E
- ^ New Bishop Of Jamaica The Times Thursday, 21 May 1931; pg. 13; Issue 45828; col F
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