Francis Gregory (bishop)
The Rt RevFrancis Ambrose Gregory, DD, MA[1] was a former Bishop of Mauritius.[2]
Born into an ecclesiastical family[3] in 1848 and educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1873[4] and began his career as a Curate in Cheam. After that he was a SPG Missionary in Madagascar. In time he became the Principal of St Paul’s College, Ambatoharanana and Chaplain to the Bishop. He was Bishop of Mauritius from 1904[5] to 1919.
He died on 31 January 1927.[6]
Notes
- ↑ The Times, Monday, Jul 09, 1883; pg. 10; Issue 30867; col B University Intelligence
- ↑ National Archives
- ↑ His father was the Very Rev Robert Gregory, Dean of St Paul’s from 1891 until 1911 > “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ↑ The Times, Wednesday, Apr 13, 1904; pg. 11; Issue 37367; col F New Bishop of Mauritius
- ↑ The Times, Wednesday, Feb 02, 1927; pg. 17; Issue 44495; col D Obituary Bishop Gregory
External links
- Ny Boky Fivavahana Portions of the Book of Common Prayer in Malagasy (1904) translated by Gregory
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Walter Ruthven Pym |
Bishop of Mauritius 1904 – 1919 |
Succeeded by Cyril Henry Golding-Bird |
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