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Thomas Wilkinson
Bishop of Zululand
ChurchAnglican
ProvinceSouthern Africa
DioceseZululand
Personal details
DiedKhartoum, Sudan[1]

Thomas Edward Wilkinson (1837−1914) was an Anglican bishop[2] in the late 19th[3] and early 20th centuries.

He was born in 1837, and educated at Bury St Edmunds, King's College London and Jesus College, Cambridge.[4][5] Ordained in 1861, after a curacy at St Mary, Cavendish he was Vicar of Rickinghall. In 1870 he became the inaugural [6]Bishop of Zululand,[7] a post he held until 1880. On his return to England he was Vicar of St Michael Caerhays then Coadjutor Bishop of London[8] for North and Central Europe.[9] He died on 22 October 1914.[10][11]

Notes and references

  1. ^ "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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Wilkinson Family
  3. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  4. ^ "Wilkinson, Thomas Edward (WLKN856TE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. ^ Janus
  6. ^ Diocesan Web Site
  7. ^ University of the Witwatersrand
  8. ^ National Archives
  9. ^ NY Times
  10. ^ The Times, Saturday, Oct 24, 1914; pg. 8; Issue 40675; col A Death Of Bishop Wilkinson. Work On The Continent And In South Africa
  11. ^ Edinburgh Evening News, Thursday 22 October 1914 p9: "Death of Bishop of Zululand on journey from Cape to Cairo"
Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
New diocese Bishop of Zululand
1870 –1880
Succeeded by