Paul de Labilliere

Paul Fulcrand Delacour Labilliere was the second Bishop of Knaresborough from 1934 to 1938; and, subsequently, Dean of Westminster. Born on 22 January 1879 into a legal family^[1] he was educated at Harrow^[2] and Merton College, Oxford. After taking Holy Orders he became Chaplain to the Bishop of Durham before missionary work in South Africa.^[3] He was successively Clerical Superintendent of the Liverpool Scripture Readers, Chaplain of Wadham College, Oxford,^[4] Lecturer at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and Vicar of Christ Church, High Harrogate before a 4 year stint as Suffragan Bishop of Knaresborough.^[5] A quiet^[6] but effective priest, his final appointment was as Dean of Westminster.^[7]

Notes

1. ^ His father was a Barrister of the Middle Temple
2. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
3. ^ During which time he married Esther Morkel
4. ^ A period interrupted with wartime service as a chaplain to the forces (during which he was mentioned in despatches)
5. ^ The Times, Thursday, Nov 22, 1905; pg. 14; Issue 38184; col A Ecclesiastical Intelligence
6. ^ He listed his recreation in Who's Who as "silence"
7. ^ The Times, Thursday, Nov 18, 1937; pg. 14; Issue 47845; col F The Deanery Of Westminster Appointment Of Bishop Of Knaresborough