Leonard Fisher

The Rt Rev Leonard Noel Fisher , DD (14 December 1881 – 14 July 1963) was an eminent[1] Anglican Bishop in the second quarter of the twentieth century.[2]

He was educated at Oakham School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge[3] and ordained in 1905. His first post was as a Curate at St Paul’s, Hull[4] after which he was Sub-Warden of St Paul’s Theological College, Grahamstown. Later he was a temporary World War I Chaplain[5] and then held incumbencies at St Nicholas, Hull and St Matthew Grangetown.[6] In 1921 he was elevated to the Episcopate as Bishop of Lebombo. Translated to Natal[7] in 1928,[8] he served the Diocese until 1951.[9]

His brother was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1945 until 1961.[10]

Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
Preceded by
John Latimer Fuller		 Bishop of Lebombo
1921 – 1928 		Succeeded by
Basil William Peacey
Preceded by
Frederick Samuel Baines		 Bishop of Natal
1928 – 1951 		Succeeded by
Thomas George Vernon Inman

Notes

  1. ↑ National Archives
  2. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940-41 Oxford, OUP, 1941
  3. ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. ↑ Genuki
  5. ↑ "No. 30097". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 May 1917. p. 5211.
  6. ↑ Rt. Rev. L. N. Fisher Former Bishop Of Natal The Times Monday, 8 July 1963; p. 12; Issue 55747; col E
  7. ↑ Anon. "Database of Manuscripts and Archives". Lambeth Palace Library Catalog. Church of England Record Centre. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  8. ↑ New Bishop Of Natal The Times Wednesday, 13 June 1928; p. 15; Issue 44918; col G
  9. ↑ "The History of Michaelhouse". Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  10. ↑ The Times, Saturday, 23 September 1950; p. 6; Issue 51804; col C News in Brief


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