Edward Paget (bishop)
The Most Rev Edward Francis Paget was an eminent Anglican Bishop in the middle part of the 20th century.[1]
He was born in 1886 into a clerical family, his father was the Rt Rev Francis Paget sometime Bishop of Oxford [2] educated at Shrewsbury School and Christ Church, Oxford, and ordained in 1911. His first post was as a Curate at St Frideswide's, Poplar[3] after which he emigrated to Southern Africa. Initially Vicar of Benoni he was elevated to the Episcopate as the 5th Bishop of Southern Rhodesia in 1925.[4] After thirty years he was additionally elected the inaugural Archbishop of Central Africa. He retired to Gillits in 1957 and died on 21 April 1971. A service of thanksgiving was held on 24 May 1971 at the headquarters of the USPG in London[5]
References
- ↑ His Times obituary described him as “the architect of the Church in Central Africa” Friday, Apr 23, 1971; pg. 18; Issue 58154; col E Obituary:The Right Rev. E. F. Paget
- ↑ Anon (1991). Who Was Who: A Cumulated Index 1897-1990. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-06817-2.
- ↑ Church History
- ↑ Geoffrey Gibbon (1973). Paget of Rhodesia: A Memoir of Edward, 5th Bishop of Mashonaland. Africana Book Society. ISBN 978-0-949973-05-4.
- ↑ The Times, Wednesday, May 19, 1971; pg. 32; Issue 58176; col A
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| Preceded by Frederic Hicks Beaven |
Bishop of Mashonaland 1925– 1957 |
Succeeded by Cecil William Alderson |
| Preceded by Inaugural appointment |
Archbishops of Central Africa 1955 – 1957 |
Succeeded by William James Hughes |
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