Basil Dale
Basil Montague Dale (1903–1976) was the Anglican Bishop of Jamaica[1] from 1950[2] until 1955.[3]
He was educated at Dean Close School and Queens' College, Cambridge[4] and ordained in 1927. His first post was as Curate of St Andrew's, Catford[5] after which he was Priest in charge of All Saints, Putney.[6] Later he held incumbencies at Handsworth and Paignton.[7] An Honorary Chaplain to the King he was Rural Dean of Hertford before appointment to the episcopate. On return from Jamaica[8] he was Rector of Haslemere (1955–1962) and an Assistant Bishop of Guildford (1955–1967);[9] in 1962, he resigned the Rectory and became Assistant Bishop full-time; he resigned his remaining role on 30 June 1967, in ill-health.[10] He was a Doctor of Divinity.
References
- ^ Dale Family Crest
- ^ Ecclesiastical News The Bishop Of Jamaica Consecrated The TimesMonday, Jan 30, 1950; pg. 7; Issue 51602; col E
- ^ National Archives
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ St Andrew's parish web site
- ^ Parish web site
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940–41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Guildford post for Bishop of Mbale". Church Times. No. 5275. 20 March 1964. p. 10. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 11 January 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Assistant Bishop of Guildford resigns". Church Times. No. 5442. 2 June 1967. p. 8. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
 | This article about a member of the Christian clergy is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |