Frank Thorne (bishop)
The Rt Rev Frank Oswald Thorne, CBE, MC,[1] DD was an Anglican[2] Bishop[3] in Africa[4] the mid 20th century.[5]
Born on 21 May 1892,[6] he was educated at St Paul’s and Christ Church, Oxford. After World War I service[7] with the Manchester Regiment he was ordained in 1922. His first post was as a curate at All Souls, Clapton Park. In 1925 he joined UMCA and became the first Warden of St Cyprian’s Theological College, Tunduru in the Diocese of Masasi. From 1936[8] to 1961 he was Bishop of Nyasaland. He died on 18 September 1981.[9]
Notes
- ↑ Christies
- ↑ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
- ↑ National Archives
- ↑ Library of Congress
- ↑ DACB
- ↑ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ London Gazette
- ↑ Ecclesiastical News Triple Consecration In St. Paul's The Times Tuesday, Feb 25, 1936; pg. 17; Issue 47307; col E
- ↑ Obituary Rt Rev F. O. Thorne The Times Wednesday, Sep 23, 1981; pg. 14; Issue 61040; col G
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| Preceded by Gerald Wybergh Douglas |
Bishop of Nyasaland 1936 –1961 |
Succeeded by Donald Seymour Arden |
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