Leslie Lang

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The Rt Rev Leslie Hamilton Lang was the fourth Bishop of Woolwich.^[1]

Born on 27 May 1889 and educated at Repton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was ordained in 1915. His first post was at St Mary’s, Portsea^[2] after which he was a temporary Chaplain to the Forces, during which conflict he lost the use of his right hand, always afterwards sheathing it in a black glove. When peace returned he was successively : Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of York;^[3] Chaplain to Returned Soldiers in Edmonton, Canada; and then Vicar of All Saints, Swanscombe.^[4] After this he was Warden of the Trinity College Mission, Camberwell and after that Rural Dean of Kingston before his elevation to the Episcopate. A keen educationalist,^[5]in retirement he continued to serve the Church as an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of Winchester until his death on 12 March 1974.^[6]

Notes

↑ Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Woolwich The Times Friday, Oct 30, 1936; pg. 21; Issue 47519; col F
↑ Church web-site
↑ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
↑ Photo of church
↑ Report of the Primary Committee of the National Society
↑ Obituary-Bishop Lang The Times Wednesday, Mar 13, 1974; pg. 18; Issue 59037; col G

Church of England titles
Preceded by Arthur Llewellyn Preston	Bishop of Woolwich 1936 – 1947	Succeeded by Robert William Stannard

v t e Bishops of Woolwich

John Leeke William Hough Arthur Preston Leslie Lang Robert Stannard John Robinson David Sheppard Michael Marshall Peter Hall Colin Buchanan Christopher Chessun Michael Ipgrave

v t e Archdeacons in the Diocese of Southwark

Southwark	Samuel Cheetham John Richardson Samuel Taylor* Percy Herbert* Frederick Hawkes* William Gilpin* Havilland Sands Reginald Bazire Michael Whinney Wilfred Wood Douglas Bartles-Smith Michael Ipgrave Dianna Gwilliams (Acting) Jane Steen

Kingston	Charles Burney George Daniell William Hough Robert Joynt George Marten Nicol Anderson Percy Robb Bernard Jacob (became Archdeacon of Reigate)

Reigate	Bernard Jacob (previously Archdeacon of Kingston-upon-Thames) Peter Coombs Martin Baddeley Daniel Kajumba

Lewisham	Charles Escreet William Hough Arthur Preston Leslie Lang Robert Stannard Laurence Brown William Hayman Ivor Davies Clifford Lacey Gordon Kuhrt David Atkinson Christine Hardman (later of Lewisham and Greenwich) Alastair Cutting, Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich

Wandsworth	Reginald Bazire Peter Coombs David Gerrard Stephen Roberts

Lambeth	Charles Pinder Dick Bird Nick Baines Chris Skilton Simon Gates (announced)

Bishop suffragan of Kingston-upon-Thames Bishop suffragan of Woolwich See also: Archdeacon of Croydon.*

Persondata
Name	Lang, Leslie Hamilton
Alternative names
Short description	British bishop
Date of birth	1889
Place of birth
Date of death	1974
Place of death

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