Gerald Vernon
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Gerald Richard Vernon was an Anglican bishop in the mid 20th century.[1][2]
He was born on 13 February 1899, educated at Twyford School, Winchester College and Magdalen College, Oxford and ordained in 1924.[3][4][5]
Vernon began his ordained ministry with a nine-year curacy at Christ Church, St Leonards-on-Sea[6] after which he was its vicar for a further eight years. In 1940 he became the fifth Bishop of Madagascar,[7] a position he held for a decade. Returning to England he was the vicar of Finedon and an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Peterborough. In 1957 he became Dean of St John's Cathedral, Belize,[8] a position he held until his death on 12 May 1963.[9]
References
- ↑ 'Bell/65-117/97') National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
- ↑ National Archives
- ↑ thePeerage.com
- ↑ Notable OTs
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1940-41, Oxford, OUP, 1941
- ↑ Church website
- ↑ Ecclesiastical News Bishop In Madagascar, The Times 22 April 1940; pg. 9; Issue 48596; col F
- ↑ Anglican Diocese of Belize
- ↑ Obituary Rt. Rev. G. R. Vernon, The Times, 14 May 1963; pg. 17; Issue 55700; col B
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ronald Stanhope More O'Ferrall |
Bishop of Madagascar 1940 – 1950 |
Succeeded by Thomas Richards Parfitt |
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