Cecil Wilfred Wilson

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Cecil Wilfred Wilson (1875 - 1937) was the second Bishop of Middleton from 1932 until 1937[1]. Educated at Norwich School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge , he was successively Vicar of St Jame’s, Holloway[2],a Canon of Brecon Cathedral and Archdeacon of Bradford before ascending to the Episcopate. A prominent Freemason [3]he had a “sympathetic understanding of the poor”[4].

Church of England titles
Preceded by
Richard Godfrey Parsons		 Bishop of Middleton
1932 – 1937		 Succeeded by
Arthur Fawssett Alston

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ The Times, Friday, Aug 05, 1932; pg. 13; Issue 46204; col C Bishopric Of Middleton- Provost Of Bradford Appointed
  2. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
  3. ^ The Times, Saturday, Jun 05, 1937; pg. 19; Issue 47703; col E Mark Masons Grand Officers For 1937
  4. ^ The Times, Thursday, Aug 19, 1937; pg. 14; Issue 47767; col D The Bishop Of Middleton- Loss To Manchester Diocese
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