Charles Corfe

The Rt Revd
Charles John Corfe
DD
Province Canterbury
See Seoul
Appointed 1889
Installed 29 September 1890
Term ended 1905
Predecessor None (Inaugural Holder)
Successor Arthur Beresford Turner
Orders
Ordination 1866
Consecration 1 November 1889
Rank Bishop
Personal details
Born 1843
Died 20 June 1921
Nationality English
Denomination Anglican
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Alma mater

The Rt Revd Charles John Corfe (1843 20 June 1921.[1]) was the inaugural Bishop in Korea from 1889.[2] Corfe was one of the four Bible Clerks educated as an undergraduate at All Souls College, Oxford.[3] After graduating [4] he had a brief spell teaching at St. Michael's College, Tenbury before being ordained in 1866. For the next 22 years he was a Royal Naval Chaplain.[5] In 1889 he was awarded an honorary DD on his appointment in Korea.[6] On his retirement he published an account of his pioneering efforts[7] entitled “The Anglican Church in Corea.”.[8]

Notes

  1. Bishop Corfe. (Obituaries) The Times Monday, 4 Jul 1921; pg. 16; Issue 42763; col C
  2. CONSECRATION OF THREE BISHOPS: Reading, Derby and Corea (sic) The Times Saturday, 2 Nov 1889; pg. 9; Issue 32846; col C to 1904
  3. History of the college
  4. The Times, Friday, 16 Jun 1865; pg. 5; Issue 25213; col B University Intelligence
  5. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  6. University Intelligence. Oxford, 16 Oct.. (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Thursday, 17 Oct 1889; pg. 7; Issue 32832; col E
  7. Details of book
  8. Being documents ... issued by authority during the episcopate of the first Bishop of the Church of England in Corea between 1889 and 1905: Seoul, Hodge & Co, 1907
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Inaugural appointment
Bishop in Korea
1889 1904
Succeeded by
Arthur Beresford Turner