Basil Roberts
Basil Coleby Roberts DD MA (Cantab)[1] (23 September 1887- 3 February 1957)[2] was an Anglican bishop[3] in the first half of the 20th century.[4]
Born into a clerical family,[5] he was educated at Marlborough College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1912,[6] his first post was as a Curate at St Jude’s, Salterhebble.[7] He was a Lecturer at St Augustine’s College, Canterbury from 1913 to 1922.[8] He was Chaplain of Selangor[9] from 1922 to 1927[10] when he became Bishop of Singapore,[11] a post he held until 1940. The following year he became Warden of St Augustine’s[12] and an Assistant Bishop of Canterbury.
Notes
- ↑ National Archives
- ↑ The Times, Tuesday, Feb 05, 1957; pg. 10; Issue 53757; col E The Rt. Rev. B. C. Roberts
- ↑ Diocese of West Malaysia
- ↑ Janus
- ↑ His father was Henry Eugene Roberts >“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ ”The Clergy List” London, Kelly’s, 1913
- ↑ Calderdale Companion
- ↑ Malaysian Saturday Post
- ↑ CSCA SPG Archives
- ↑ Singapore Diocesan Magazine Vol. XXVI No. 94
- ↑ The Bishopric Of Singapore The Times Tuesday, Aug 02, 1927; pg. 12; Issue 44649; col B
- ↑ The Times, Thursday, Feb 20, 1941; pg. 7; Issue 48855; col C Ecclesiastical News Church Appointments
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| Preceded by Charles James Ferguson-Davie |
Bishop of Singapore 1927 – 1940 |
Succeeded by John Leonard Wilson |
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