Edward Bickersteth (1850-1897)

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Edward Bickersteth(1850-1897) was the Bishop of South Tokyo from 1886 until his premature death[1]. Born at Banningham, Norfolk into a noted ecclesiastical family (his father was the Bishop of Exeter from 1885 to 1900[2])

he was educated at Highgate School[3] and Pembroke College, Cambridge before studying for ordaination. In 1873 he took up his first post was a curacy at Holy Trinity, South Hampstead[4]. He was then Lecturer in Theology at his old college [5] and in 1877 founded the Cambridge Mission at Delhi[6]. After 7 years he returned to England to become Rector of Framlingham but his energetic nature craved a more demanding appointment and in 1886 he went abroad again, this time to Japan where his “watchful care and strong influence[7] ” lead to a punishing schedule [8]- further details of which can be found within The National Archives [9].

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ The Times, Wednesday, Jan 26, 1898; pg. 7; Issue 35423; col E Church Missions in Japan
  2. ^ Biography of father
  3. ^ The Times, Saturday, Jun 12, 1869; pg. 10; Issue 26462; col C Named in list of scholarships to Cambridge
  4. ^ Details of early career
  5. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 9780199540877
  6. ^ Details of early career
  7. ^ Times article Church Missions in Japan (Ibid)
  8. ^ He was on the road traveling between the scattered mission churches 8 months of the year. "Life and letters of Edward Bickersteth, Bishop of South Tokyo" Bickersteth, S: Sampson, Low Marston, 1899
  9. ^ National Archives
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