Theodore Sumner Gibson
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Theodore Sumner Gibson (1885-1953)was the 2nd Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman and subsequently the 5th Bishop of St John's from (collectively) 1928 until 1951[1]. Born into a clerical family[2]he was educated at Marlborough and Keble College, Oxford[3]. Ordained Deacon in 1909 and Priest a year later his first post was as Curate at All Saints, Wokingham[4]. His next post was in South Africa and, after a brief return to Brixton between 1916 and 1919, he returned to spend the bulk of his career there. After a Chaplaincy to the De Beers work force in Kimberley he rose rapidly within the Diocese. As Archdeacon , then Bishop of a challenging area his Times obituary noted he
”...was a good pastor in a difficult and poor diocese which called for the best from a man who had chosen to follow Christ[5]"
Similar dedication was shown when he was translated to St John’s. On retirement he was Priest in charge at Madehurst in Sussex.
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| Preceded by Wilfred Gore-Browne |
Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman 1928 – 1943 |
Succeeded by John Hunter |
| Preceded by Edward Harold Etheridge |
Bishop of St John's 1943 – 1951 |
Succeeded by Henry St John Tomlinson Evans |
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[edit] Notes
- ^ The Times, Wednesday, Apr 21, 1943; pg. 7; Issue 49526; col C Ecclesiastical News: Bishopric Of St. John's, Kaffraria
- ^ His father Edgar Charles Sumner Gibson was Bishop of Gloucester from 1905 until 1924
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
- ^ Church Web-Site
- ^ The Times, Monday, Aug 31, 1953; pg. 8; Issue 52714; col E Right Rev. T. S. Gibson Obituary
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