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John Welsh (bishop)

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John Francis Welsh (1856–1916) was Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago from 1904 until his death in 1916.[1]

He was born in Huddersfield in 1856 and educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[2] After graduation, he was ordained in 1882[3] and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St James, Whitehaven.[4] From 1883 until 1886 he was a Lecturer at St Bees’ Theological College[5] and from then (until his appointment to the episcopate) Principal of Warminster Missionary College. He became a Doctor of Divinity (DD).

References

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  1. ^ The Times, Monday, Jul 24, 1916; pg. 11; Issue 41227; col E Obituaries Two Colonial Bishops
  2. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  3. ^ In which year he married
  4. ^ Church details Archived 2009-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Trinidad
1904–1916
Succeeded by