Cecil Wilfred Wilson (1875–1937) was an Anglican bishop, the second Bishop of Middleton from 1932 until 1937.[1]
Educated at Norwich School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge,[2] he was successively Vicar of St James’s, Holloway,[3] Vicar of St Mary's, Swansea, a Canon of Brecon Cathedral and Archdeacon of Bradford. During his last year before ascending to the Episcopate he was also the inaugural Provost of Bradford Cathedral.
A prominent Freemason,[4] he had a “sympathetic understanding of the poor”.[5]
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Preceded by Inaugural appointment |
Provost of Bradford 1930–1931 |
Succeeded by Edward Mowll |
Preceded by Richard Parsons |
Bishop of Middleton 1932–1937 |
Succeeded by Arthur Alston |
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