James Horstead

The Most Rev James Lawrence Cecil Horstead CMG, CBE, DD (16 February 1898 - 9 June 1989) was an Anglican Bishop of Sierra Leone who later became Archbishop of West Africa.
He was educated at Christ’s Hospital [1] and (after World War I service)[2] Durham University. He was ordained in 1924[3] and began his career with a curacy at St Margaret’s Church, Durham.[4] Emigrating to Africa he was Principal of Fourah Bay College until 1936 when he was elevated to the Episcopate. In 1955 he became the Province’s Primate, retiring in 1961. He was Rector of Appleby Magna until 1968 and an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Leicester untio 1976.

References

  1. ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  2. ↑ London Gazette
  3. ↑ Durham Diocesan Records: Ordination papers
  4. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
Religious titles
Preceded by
George William Wright		 Bishop of Sierra Leone
1936 – 1961 		Succeeded by
Moses Scott
Preceded by
Leslie Gordon Vining		 Archbishop of West Africa
1955 – 1961 		Succeeded by
Cecil John Patterson