Malta Protestant College
The Malta Protestant College was a short-lived Church of England training college.[1]
It was established in 1846[2] and came under the jurisdiction of George Tomlinson, Bishop of Gibraltar from 1842 to 1863. Its first principal was John Hickman.[3] formerly headteacher of Wigan Grammar School.[4] Regular meetings in England to scrutinise the work of the college.[5][6][7] It closed in 1865.[8] Its loss was much lamented by the islands Anglican community.[9] The college's last principal Charles Popham Miles[10] became the incumbent at Monkwearmouth[11] in December 1866.[12]
See also
[edit]- Villa St Ignatius, host of The Malta Protestant College (MPC)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Melitensiawth
- ^ Cambridge Chronicle
- ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses Part II. Vol iii p358
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 12 Urban, S (Ed) p534:London, William Pickering, 1839
- ^ MALTA PROTESTANT COLLEGE The Derby Mercury (Derby, England), Wednesday, June 28, 1854; Issue 3271
- ^ THE MALTA PROTESTANT COLLEGE. The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Saturday, April 18, 1857; Issue 28181
- ^ MALTA PROTESTANT COLLEGE. Glasgow Herald (Glasgow, Scotland), Saturday, September 6, 1862; Issue 7069
- ^ The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Tuesday, May 16, 1865; Issue 33064
- ^ The Church in Malta The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 25, 1866; pg. 1; Issue 25586
- ^ National Archives
- ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses Part II. Vol iv p411
- ^ ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE The Morning Post (London, England), Sunday, December 31, 1866; pg. 7; Issue 29034
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