Henry Churton

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Henry Norris Churton was an Anglican colonial bishop in the 20th century.^[1]

Born into an ecclesiastical family ^[2] on 15 January 1843 and educated at Eton and University College, Oxford he was ordained in 1868.^[3] His first posts were curacies at Stoke-on-Trent and East Retford. From 1872 to 1879 he was Vicar of St John Evangelist, West Bromwich then Perpetual Curate of St James’ Chapel, Avonwick.^[4] Later he was Archdeacon of the Bahamas before being ordained to the episcopate, succeeding his elder brother (Edward) as Bishop of Nassau.^[5] He died in a yachting accident on 20 January 1904.^[6]

Notes

↑ Diocesan history
↑ His father was Edward Churton, Archdeacon of Cleveland; Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
↑ Details of church
↑ Anglican church in the Bahamas
↑ Mentioned in the obituary of his elder brother Bishop Edward Churton The Times Friday, May 24, 1912; pg. 59; Issue 39907; col C

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Edward Churton	Bishop of Nassau 1902 –1904	Succeeded by Wilfrid Bird Hornby

v t e Bishops of Nassau

Bishops of Nassau	Charles Caulfield Addington Venables Francis Cramer-Roberts Edward Churton Henry Churton Wilfrid Hornby Roscow Shedden John Dauglish

Bishops of Nassau & The Bahamas	Spence Burton Bernard Markham Michael Eldon Drexel Gomez Laish Boyd

Persondata
Name	Churton, Henry Norris
Alternative names
Short description	Bahamian bishop
Date of birth	1843
Place of birth
Date of death	1904
Place of death

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