William James Manning was the fifth Anglican Bishop of George.[1]
Manning was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1945.[2] He began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Mary Donnybrook, Dublin, Cork Cathedral and St John's Pembroke, Bermuda. From 1953 to 1964 he was a canon[3] at the island's cathedral when he became a chaplain in Zurich. From 1967 to 1972 he was Precentor of St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town when he became Dean of St Mark's Cathedral George.[4] He was ordained to the episcopate in 1978 and retired in 1984.
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| Preceded by Patrick Barron |
Bishop of George 1977–1984 |
Succeeded by Derek Damant |
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