Henry Holme

Henry Redmayne Holme (8 November 1839, Kirk Leatham - 6 July 1891) was an Anglican bishop in the late 19th century.[1]

Of a Yorkshire family,[2] Henry Redmayne Holme was son of the Rev. James Holme. He was educated at Christ's College Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1868.[3] Ordained in 1868,[4] his first posts were curacies[5] in Attercliffe[6] and Lythe [7] From 1875 to 1881 he was Vicar of St Anthony's Montserrat, and from 1882 to 1891 Vicar of St George's, Basseterre, and Chaplain to the Bishop of Antigua; he was also acting Archdeacon of St Kitts from 1885 to 1891. In 1891 he was appointed Bishop of British Honduras.[8] Consecrated on 1 March,[9] he died in a shipwreck four months later.[10] There is a memorial to him[11] in Belize’s Anglican cathedral.[12]

Religious titles
Preceded by
Enos Nuttall		 Bishop of British Honduras
March 1891 – July 1891		 Succeeded by
George Albert Ormsby

References

  1. ^ Belize Anglican
  2. ^ The Holme Family of Orton
  3. ^ Holme, Henry Redmayne in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
  4. ^ The Times, Wednesday, Dec 23, 1868; pg. 6; Issue 26315; col F Ordinations. Archdiocese Of York
  5. ^ Cerical Appointments and Vacancies The Pall Mall Gazette (London, England), Thursday, December 26, 1867; Issue 897
  6. ^ Rootsweb
  7. ^ Local Intelligence, The Sheffield & Rotherham Independent (Sheffield, England), Monday, June 15, 1874; pg. 3; Issue 5615
  8. ^ The Times, Wednesday, Mar 11, 1891; pg. 11; Issue 33269; col B Ecclesiastical Intelligence
  9. ^ Consecration details
  10. ^ Cheshire Observer (Chester, England), Saturday, August 01, 1891; pg. 2; Issue 2034
  11. ^ “More Monumental Inscriptions: Tombstones of the British West Indies” Oliver, VL: F. G. Longman: Dorchester, 1927 reprinted Wildside Press Rockville, MD, 1993 ISBN 0893703222
  12. ^ Memorial
Bishops of British Honduras and of Belize
British Honduras
Belize
Churches in the Anglican Communion