Wilfrid Parker

The Rt Rev Wilfrid Parker was a Colonial Anglican Bishop in the first half of the 20th century.^[1] He was born on 23 January 1883^[2] and educated at Radley and Christ Church, Oxford.^[3] Ordained in 1907,^[4] his first post was as an Assistant Priest at the Christ Church Mission, Poplar. From 1909 to 1913 he was Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of York.^[5] Later he was a Chaplain to the Forces and when peace returned he became Vicar of St George's Johannesburg. From 1923 to 1931 he was Priest in Charge of the St Cyprian's Native Mission in the same city then Archdeacon and Director of Native Missions in the Diocese of Pretoria. He became Bishop of Pretoria in 1933^[6] holding the post until his retirement in 1950. A Sub Prelate of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem,^[7] he died on 23 June 1966.^[8]

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Preceded by Neville Stuart Talbot	Bishop of Pretoria 1933–1950	Succeeded by Robert Selby Taylor

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v t e Bishops of Pretoria Henry Bousfield William Carter Michael Furse Neville Talbot Wilfrid Parker Robert Selby Taylor Edward Knapp-Fisher Michael Nuttall Richard Kraft Johannes Seoka

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Name	Parker, Wilfrid
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Date of birth	1883
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Date of death	1966
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