William Hardie (archbishop of the West Indies)
The Most Rev William George Hardie, CBE[1] (1878 – 21 February 1950) was a long serving Anglican Bishop of Jamaica from 1931 until 1949; and for the last four of that time Archbishop of the West Indies.
He was born in 1878 and educated at Giggleswick School[2] and Emmanuel College, Cambridge and ordained in 1902.[3][4] His first posts were curacies at Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge[5] and then Christ Church, Greenwich.[6] Later he held incumbencies at Holy Trinity, Swansea,[7] St John’s, Lowestoft[8] and St Luke’s, Finchley.[9] In 1928 he was appointed Assistant Bishop[10] of Jamaica[11] before promotion to be its Diocesan three years later.[12] He died on 21 February 1950.
| Anglican Communion titles | ||
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| Preceded by George Frederick Cecil de Carteret |
Bishop of Jamaica 1931–1949 |
Succeeded by Basil Montague Dale |
| Preceded by Arthur Henry Anstey |
Primate of the West Indies 1945–1949 |
Succeeded by Alan John Knight |
Notes
- ↑ London Gazette
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940–41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ↑ "Hardie, William George (HRDY897WG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Church website (1)
- ↑ Church website (2)
- ↑ Genuki
- ↑ Now demolished
- ↑ Church website (3)
- ↑ National Archives
- ↑ New Assistant Bishop Of Jamaica The Times Saturday, 31 Dec 1927; pg. 10; Issue 44778; col E
- ↑ New Bishop Of Jamaica The Times Thursday, 21 May 1931; pg. 13; Issue 45828; col F
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