Wilfrid Westall

The Rt Rev Wilfrid Arthur Edmund Westall was an English Anglican Suffragan Bishop in the third quarter of the 20th century. Born into a clerical family, he was a great grandson of the artist William Westall A.R.A (1781–1850)[1] and he was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and  St Chad's College, University of Durham. He was ordained in 1925.[2] After curacies in Birmingham and Brighton he was appointed Vicar of St Wilfrid’s Brighton.[3] After further incumbencies at Hawnby and Shaldon he  was appointed Archdeacon of Exeter and  a Canon Residentiary of the Cathedral.[4] In 1954 he was elevated to the episcopate as Bishop of Crediton,[5] a post he was to hold until his retirement 20 years later.[6] For many years Wilfrid Westall, Bishop of Crediton frequently appeared on the panel of radio programme Any Questions.[7] He was keenly interested in railways and the nickname of "God's Wonderful Railway" for the Great Western Railway has been attributed to him.[8]

References

  1. ^ His father was the Rev A. St Leger Westall; The Times, Friday, Feb 26, 1982; pg. 12; Issue 61168; col F Right Rev W. A. E. Westall: Obituary
  2. ^ Who was Who 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
  3. ^ Westall’s correspondence while Vicar of St Wilfrid’s Brighton
  4. ^ Later he wrote The Life of the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter. Norwich: Jarrold and Sons, 1960
  5. ^ The Times, Saturday, Jun 12, 1954; pg. 6; Issue 52956; col E New Bishop of Crediton
  6. ^ "Resignation of the Bishop of Crediton (Official Appointments and Notices)" The Times Thursday, May 23, 1974; pg. 18; Issue 59096; col E
  7. ^ Robert C. Westall (1995) Just As I Am: a life of Bishop Wilfrid Westall. London: Additional Curates Society
  8. ^ Friends' News - Friends of Exeter Cathedral. p. 6. http://www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/_assets/friends%20newsletter%202008.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-20. 
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William Frederick Surtees		 Bishop of Crediton
1954 – 1974		 Succeeded by
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