Bernard Markham

Bernard Markham was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century.[1]

Born on 26 February 1907 and educated at Bingley Grammar School [2] and Leeds University, he was ordained in 1931.[3] After curacies at Lidget Green and Stoke-on-Trent he held incumbencies at Bierley, North Kensington, Ardwick [4] and St Margaret's, Toxteth, Liverpool (where he was Vicar from 1 September 1959 to July 1962).[5][6] In 1962 he was appointed Bishop of Nassau,[7] resigning a decade later.[8] He was then an Assistant Bishop within the Anglican Diocese of Southwell until his death on 21 June 1984.

Religious titles
Preceded by
Spence Burton		 Bishop of Nassau
1962 –1972 		Succeeded by
Michael Hartley Eldon

Notes

  1. ↑ Anglican Diocese of the Bahamas, Diocesan History at the Wayback Machine (archived October 13, 2006)
  2. ↑ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940-41,, Oxford, OUP, 1941
  4. ↑ Church Times
  5. ↑ Order of service, Liverpool Record Office, 1 September 1959
  6. ↑ St Margaret's Parish Magazine, July 1962
  7. ↑ Anglican church in the Bahamas
  8. ↑ The Times, Saturday, 26 February 1972; p. 4; Issue 58412; col B Bishop of Nassau to retire

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