Philip William Wheeldon
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Philip William Wheeldon (1913 - 1992) was the fourth Bishop of Whitby[1] and subsequently the two times Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman[2]. He was educated at Clifton College and Downing College, Cambridge and ordained in 1938. After a Curacy at Farnham he served as a Chaplain throughout the Second World War[3]. When peace came he was successively Chaplain to the Archbishop of York[4], General Secretary of the Central Advisory Council on Training for the Ministry and finally Prebendary of Wells Cathedral before elevation to the Episcopate in 1954. After 7 years at Whitby he was translated to Kimberley and Kuruman. He served twice as Bishop, retiring once through ill health but returning when his successor Clarence Edward Crowther was deported. In retirement he served as an Assistant Bishop, firstly in the Diocese of Worcester and latterly at Wakefield.
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| Preceded by Walter Hubert Baddeley |
Bishop of Whitby 1954 – 1961 |
Succeeded by George D'Oyly Snow |
| Preceded by John Boys |
Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman 1961 – 1965 |
Succeeded by Clarence Edward Crowther |
| Preceded by Clarence Edward Crowther |
Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman 2nd spell 1968 – 1976 |
Succeeded by Graham Charles Chadwick |
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Times, Tuesday, Nov 09, 1954; pg. 10; Issue 53084; col C New Bishop of Whitby
- ^ The Times, Monday, Dec 11, 1967; pg. 14; Issue 57121; col E New Bishop of Kimberley
- ^ Who's Who 1992 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0713635142
- ^ Crockfords,(London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0715180886
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