Campbell West-Watson

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The Rt Rev Campbell West-Watson was successively an Anglican Suffragan Bishop, Diocesan Bishop and finally Archbishop over a 40 year period during the first half of the 20th century. Born on 23 April 1877 ^[1] he was educated at Birkenhead School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge before being ordained Priest in 1903. After six years as Chaplain, Fellow and Lecturer at his old college he was appointed Bishop of Barrow-in-Furness in 1909 ^[2]. After 16 years^[3]he was translated to Christchurch, New Zealand. In 1940 he was additionally appointed to be the Archbishop and Primate of the whole country, serving until 1951. A man described in his Times obituary^[4] as “a man of great approachability and unaffected goodness” he died on 19 May 1953.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Henry Ware	Bishop of Barrow-in-Furness 1909 – 1926	Succeeded by Henry Sidney Pelham
Preceded by Churchill Julius	Bishop of Christchurch 1926 – 1951	Succeeded by Alwyn Keith Warren
Preceded by Alfred Walter Averill	Archbishop of New Zealand 1940 – 1951	Succeeded by Reginald Owen

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v • d • e Bishops of Barrow-in-Furness Henry Ware • Campbell West-Watson • Henry Sidney Pelham •

v • d • e Anglican bishops of Christchurch,NZ Henry John Chitty Harper • Churchill Julius • Campbell West-Watson • Alwyn Keith Warren • William Allan Pyatt • Maurice John Goodall • David John Coles • Victoria Matthews •

v • d • e Primates and Archbishops of New Zealand George Augustus Selwyn • Henry Harper • Octavius Hadfield • William Cowie • Churchill Julius • Alfred Walter Averill • Campbell West-Watson • Reginald Owen • Norman Alfred Lesser • Allen Johnston • Paul Reeves • Brian Davis • Whakahuihui Vercoe • John William Bluck • William Brown Turei with David Moxon and Jabez Leslie Bryce  •