Robert Trefusis
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Robert Edward Trefusis was the first suffragan Bishop of Crediton from 1897 to 1930.[1][2]
Born in Bideford on 24 January 1843, he was educated at Cheltenham College[3] and Exeter College, Oxford. Ordained in 1866,[4] he began his ordained ministry as a curate in Buckingham. He was then Vicar of Chittlehampton[5] before a 33 year stint as Suffragan Bishop of Crediton.[6] He died on 9 July 1930.[7]
He celebrated the dedication of the Exeter War Memorial.[8]
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| Preceded by Inaugural appointment |
Bishop of Crediton 1897 – 1930 |
Succeeded by William Frederick Surtees |
Notes
- ↑ The Times, Thursday, Feb 25, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35136; col F Ecclesiastical Intelligence Consecration of the Bishop of Crediton.
- ↑ thePeerage.com
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ The Times, Monday, Feb 26, 1866; pg. 9; Issue 25431; col F Diocese of Oxford-ordinations
- ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ↑ He was also additionally Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1909- Who was Who (ibid)
- ↑ Obituary-Bishop Trefusis A Long Ministry In Devon The Times Thursday, Jul 10, 1930; pg. 16; Issue 45561; col A
- ↑ "Exeter's Northernhay War Memorial". Exeter Memories. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
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