Thomas Wilkinson (bishop of Zululand)
Thomas Wilkinson | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Zululand | |
 T.E. Wilkinson, 1870 | |
| Church | Anglican |
| Province | Southern Africa |
| Diocese | Zululand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 26, 1837 Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk, United Kingdom |
| Died | October 22, 1914 (aged 76) Khartoum, Sudan[1] |
Thomas Edward Wilkinson (1837−1914) was an Anglican bishop[2] in the late 19th[3] and early 20th centuries.
Background
Thomas Edward Wilkinson was born in 1837, and educated at Bury St Edmunds, King's College London and Jesus College, Cambridge.[4][5] He died on 22 October 1914.[6][7]
Career
Ordained in 1861, after a curacy at St Mary, Cavendish Wilkinson was vicar of Rickinghall. In 1870 he became the inaugural [8]Bishop of Zululand,[9] a post he held until 1880. On his return to England he was vicar of St Michael Caerhays then coadjutor bishop of London[10] for North and Central Europe.[11]
References
- ^ "Death of Bishop of Zululand on journey from Cape to Cairo". Edinburgh Evening News. No. 12, 963. 22 October 1914. p. 9 col F. Retrieved 2015-09-02 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Wilkinson Family
- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ^ "Wilkinson, Thomas Edward (WLKN856TE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Janus
- ^ The Times, Saturday, Oct 24, 1914; pg. 8; Issue 40675; col A Death Of Bishop Wilkinson. Work On The Continent And In South Africa
- ^ Edinburgh Evening News, Thursday 22 October 1914 p9: "Death of Bishop of Zululand on journey from Cape to Cairo"
- ^ Diocesan Web Site
- ^ University of the Witwatersrand
- ^ National Archives
- ^ NY Times
Bibliography
- Venn, John (1954). Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-03616-0.
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