Leonard Burrows

The Rt Rev Leonard Hedley Burrows^[1] was an eminent Anglican Priest in the first half of the 20th century.

Born at Rugby, Warwickshire in December 1857, he was educated at Charterhouse^[2] and New College, Oxford.^[3] Ordained in 1881, he was a Curate at Dorking after which he was Vicar of Wrecclesham and then Rural Dean of Godalming before his appointment as Bishop of Lewes.^[4] Translated to Sheffield in 1914 he served 25 years as its first Diocesan Bishop.^[5] He died on 6 February 1940.^[6]

Notes

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^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
^ University Intelligence. Oxford,Feb. 3 The Times Friday, February 04, 1881; pg. 12; Issue 30109; col B
^ New Suffragan Bishopric The Times Thursday, 27 May 1909; pg. 9; Issue 38970; col B
^ His predecessor Quirk was a Suffragan; Burrows the first Diocesan
^ Obituary- Rt Rev L.H Burrrows The Times Wednesday, February 07, 1940; pg. 11; Issue 48533; col F

Church of England titles
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Bishop of Lewes 1909 – 1914	Succeeded by Herbert Edward Jones
Preceded by John Nathaniel Quirk	Bishop of Sheffield 1914 – 1939	Succeeded by Leslie Stannard Hunter

Bishops of Lewes

Leonard Burrows • Herbert Jones • Henry Southwell • Thomas Cook • William Streatfeild • Hugh Hordern • Geoffrey Warde • James Morrell • Peter Ball • Ian Cundy • Wallace Benn

Bishops of Sheffield

Suffragan Bishop	John Quirk (1901–1914)

Bishops	Leonard Burrows (1914–1939) • Leslie Hunter (1932–1962) • John Taylor (1962–1971) • Gordon Fallows (1972–1979) • David Lunn (1980–1997) • Jack Nicholls (1997–2008) • Steven Croft (2009–present)