Cecil Patterson

The Rt Rev Cecil John Patterson, CBE[1], CMG, CFR, DD was an Anglican Bishop in the mid part of the 20th century.
He was born on 9 January 1908[2], educated at St Paul's [3] and St Catharine's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1932[4]. He was a Curate at Holy Innocents, Kingsbury[5] and then a Missionary in south Nigeria before his elevation to the Episcopate as Assistant Bishop (1942) then Bishop on the Niger (1945). In 1961 he became Archbishop of the West Africa[6]. He retired in 1969 and died on 11 April 1992. His grave is in Richmond Cemetery[7].

Notes

  1. ^ London Gazette
  2. ^ WikiTree
  3. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  5. ^ Picture of church
  6. ^ National Archives
  7. ^ Richmond Cemetery Services
Bishops on the Niger

Herbert Tugwell • Bertram Lasbrey • Cecil John Patterson • Jonathan Onyemelukwe • Maxwell Anikwenwa
Archbishops of West Africa