Harry Thomas (bishop)

Harry Thomas[1] was the Bishop of Taunton from 1945 until his death a decade later.[2] Born in 1897 and educated at Oriel College, Oxford [3] he was ordained in 1924. He was a Lecturer at Ely Theological College and then Archdeacon of Brisbane. An Anglo Catholic[4] he was taken ill in the summer of 1955 and died in hospital on 8 July 1955.

Notes

  1. ↑ NPG details
  2. ↑ Obituary Bishop Of Taunton The Times Monday, July 11, 1955; pg. 13; Issue 53269; col B
  3. ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. ↑ Wells Cathedral School Memories Site
Church of England titles
Preceded by
George Arthur Hollis		 Bishop of Taunton
1945 – 1955 		Succeeded by
Mark Allin Hodson


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