Atherton Rawstorne

Atherton Gwillym Rawstorne was the Bishop of Whalley from 1909 to 1936;^[1] and Archdeacon of Blackburn from 1922 to 1936.

Born on the 9 July 1855,^[2] he was educated at Eton and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Ordained in 1879 he was appointed Curate of All Saints’, Bradford and then Chaplain to the Bishop of Adelaide. Afterwards he was Vicar of Oulton, Rector of Croston^[3] and then Rural Dean of Leyland before ascending to the Episcopate. He died on the 5 May 1936.^[4]

References

↑ Atherton Gwillym Rawstorne. thePeerage.com. Retrieved on 15 November 2008.
↑ "Who was Who"1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
↑ British History Online: The Parish of Croston. Retrieved on 15 November 2008.
↑ Obituary- Bishop Of Whalley Long Service In Lancashire The Times Wednesday, May 06, 1936; pg. 18; Issue 47367; col C.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Bishop of Whalley 1909 – 1936	Succeeded by In abeyance

Anglican Diocese of Manchester

Manchester Cathedral Bishopscourt, Salford Church House, Manchester

Office holders	The Bishop of Manchester, David Walker The Bishop suffragan of Bolton, Chris Edmondson The Bishop suffragan of Middleton, Mark Davies AEO: Glyn Webster, Bishop suffragan of Beverley The Dean of Manchester, Rogers Govender The Archdeacon of Rochdale, Cherry Vann The Archdeacon of Bolton, David Bailey The Archdeacon of Manchester, Mark Ashcroft The Archdeacon of Salford, David Sharples

Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Whalley (1909–1936) Bishop suffragan of Hulme (1924–2009) Archdeacon of Lancaster (1847–1926; became Diocese of Blackburn) Archdeacon of Blackburn (1877–1926; became Diocese of Blackburn)

Archdeacons of Blackburn

Manchester diocese	Edward Birch Robert Rawstorne Francis Cramer-Roberts Robert Fletcher Willoughby Allen Edward Richardson Atherton Rawstorne

Blackburn diocese	Atherton Rawstorne Henry Leonard Fosbrooke Richard Newman Charles Lambert Arnold Picton Norman Hodd Desmond Carroll David Robinson John Marsh John Hawley