George Hand (bishop)

George Sumner Hand was a Colonial[1] Anglican Bishop in the first half of the 20th century.

He was educated at Bloxham School and St John's College, Oxford.[2] He was Rector of St Lawrence[3] with St Gregory, Norwich[4] and later was Dean of St John's Cathedral, Antigua[5] before his elevation to the Episcopate as Bishop of that island in 1937;[6] he was consecrated a bishop on St Peter's Day 1937 (29 June), by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral.[7] He retired in 1944 and died the following year.[8]

Notes

1. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
2. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
3. The Times, Thursday, Aug 02, 1945; pg. 1; Issue 50210; col A Deaths
4. Norfolk churches
5. Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
6. Ecclesiastical News Bishops' Consecration In St. Paul's The Times Tuesday, Jun 01, 1937; pg. 22; Issue 47699; col C
7. "St Paul's Cathedral. Consecration of Three Bishops". Church Times (#3884). 2 July 1937. p. 5. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
8. The Times Friday, Oct 19, 1945; pg. 1; Issue 50277; col A Memorial service for Bishop Hand