John Watts Ditchfield
In this name, the
family name is
Watts Ditchfield, not
Ditchfield.
The Rt Rev John Edwin Watts-Ditchfield DD (17 September 1861 – 14 July 1923[1]) was an eminent 20th century Anglican priest and distinguished author[2].
Educated at the Victoria University of Manchester[3] and ordained in 1891[4], he began his career with a Curacy at St Peter Highgate after which he was Vicar of St James the Less, Bethnal Green[5]. Following this he was a Lecturer in Pastoral Theology at Cambridge University until his elevation to the Episcopate as the inaugural Bishop of Chelmsford[6], dying in post. There is a statue to him within Chelmsford Cathedral[7].
Notes
- ^ Obituary First Bishop Of Chelmsford The Times Monday, Jul 16, 1923; pg. 14; Issue 43394; col B
- ^ Amongst others he wrote “Fishers of Men”, 1899; “Liturgies for Men’s Services”, 1901; “Here and Hereafter”, 1911; “The Church in Action”, 1913; “Reservation”, 1917; and "The Church and Her Problems", 1920 > British Library web site accessed 7:55 GMT Saturday 28th November, 2009
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
- ^ Telephone Lodge
- ^ Dats in Essex History
- ^ Cathedral web-site
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Watts-Ditchfield, John Edwin |
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17 September 1861 |
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14 July 1923 |
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