James Leo Schuster
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James Leo Schuster (1912-2006) was the long serving 6th Bishop of St John's in what was then known as Kaffraria and is now Mthatha [1]. Educated at Lancing College and Keble College, Oxford[2] he was ordained in 1937. Assistant Missioner at Rotherhithe until 1938 he was subsequently Chaplain at St Stephen's House, Oxford and then served in the Second World War as a Chaplain to the Forces[3]. In 1949 he was appointed Principal of St Bede’s College, Umtata before elevation to the Episcopate in 1956. In retirement he was Archdeacon of Riversdale. He died after a long retirement in 2006.
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| Preceded by Henry St John Tomlinson Evans |
Bishop of St John's 1956 – 1980 |
Succeeded by Godfrey William Ernest Candler Ashby |
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[edit] Notes
- ^ The Times, Thursday, Oct 18, 1956; pg. 2; Issue 53665; col A New Bishop of St John’s
- ^ “Who was Who 1897-1990” London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
- ^ He was wounded in 1942 andMentioned in Despatches in 1943
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