Henry Mosley (bishop)

Henry Mosley was the 5th Anglican Bishop of Stepney from 1919[1] until 1928 when he was appointed Bishop of Southwell.[2]

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Education

He was born in 1868[3] and educated at Keble College, Oxford before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a Curacy at Bethnal Green.

Career

Further inner city posts followed[4] as he rose (via the post of Rural Dean for Hackney and Stoke Newington) to be the Suffragan Bishop of Stepney in 1919, a post he held until elevation to Southwell nine years later. He died in 1948.

Family

He married Mildred Willis in 1908 and had 1 son and 1 daughter.

Notes

  1. ^ New Bishop Of Stepney. Appointment Of The Rev. H. Mosley The Times, Monday, Jul 28, 1919; pg. 9; Issue 42163; col B
  2. ^ The See Of Southwell Appointment Of Bishop Of Stepney. (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Saturday, Jun 16, 1928; pg. 14; Issue 44921; col E
  3. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
  4. ^ with the Trinity Stratford Mission;then as Rector of Poplar
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Henry Luke Paget
Bishop of Stepney
1919 – 1928
Succeeded by
Charles Edward Curzon
Preceded by
Bernard Oliver Francis Heywood
Bishop of Southwell
1928 –1941
Succeeded by
Frank Russell Barry