Charles Cornish
| Charles Edward Cornish | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Grahamstown | |
| Church | Anglican |
| Diocese | Grahamstown |
| In office | 1899 – 1915 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1870 |
| Consecration | 1899 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1842 |
| Died | 14 July 1936 |
The Rt Rev Charles Edward Cornish (1842–1936) was an Anglican Bishop in the late nineteenth[1] and early twentieth centuries.[2]
Early life
Cornish was born to Rev Charles Lewis Cornish and Eleanor Monro in London, England on 9 October 1842. He was educated at Uppingham and Exeter College, Oxford, where he graduated with a M.A and D.D. He also earned a M.A. from the University of Cape Town.[3]
He married Mary Randall in Bristol in 1867.
Church career
Cornish was ordained in 1870. After a curacy at St George’s, Bristol Cornish held incumbencies at St Peter and St Paul, South Petherton and St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol. In 1899 he was appointed Bishop of Grahamstown,[4] a post he held for 16 years.[5]
He died on 14 July 1936.[6]
Publications
- Quiet Days. By the Author of "Præparatio," Etc. With a Preface by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Grahamstown [i.e. Charles E. Cornish]. London, Oxford. 1909.
- Charge Delivered to the Clergy of the Diocese of Grahamstown ... July 3rd, 1902, and Charge Delivered to the Synod ... July 5th, 1902, Etc. Grahamstown: Grocott & Sherry. 1902.
Notes and references
- ↑ Anon, The Clerical Guide or Ecclesiastical Directory, London, John Phillips, 1900
- ↑ Grahamstown Cathedral Union
- ↑ Wills 2006, p. 82.
- ↑ "New Bishop Of Grahamstown". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 27 February 1899. Retrieved 2014-09-07 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Gould 1924, p. xviii.
- ↑ "The Right Rev. C. E. Cornish Former Bishop Of Grahamstown". The Times (47428). July 16, 1936. p. 18 col B.
- Walter H. Wills; David Saffery (2006). The Anglo-African Who's Who and Biographical Sketchbook, 1907. Jeppestown Press. ISBN 978-0-9553936-3-1.
- Charles Gould (1924). Grahamstown Cathedral: A Guide and Short History. Grahamstown Diocesan Registry.
External links
| Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles | ||
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| Preceded by Alan Becher Webb |
Bishop of Grahamstown 1899 –1915 |
Succeeded by Francis Robinson Phelps |