Noel Hodges

Edward Noel Hodges (1849 – 18 May 1928) was an Anglican bishop.[1]

Hodges was educated at The Queen's College, Oxford [2] and ordained in 1873.[3] He was a Tutor at the Mission College, Islington from 1873 to 1877. After this he was Principal of Noble College, Masulipatam ; and after that of Trinity College, Kandy. In 1890, he became Bishop of Travancore and Cochin,[4] and was installed at the pro-cathedral in Kottayam during November that year.[5]

Returning to England in 1904,[6] he was an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Durham from 1904 to 1907;[7] and in the Diocese of Ely from then [8] until 1914. He was Rector of St Cuthbert's, Bedford [9] from 1907 to 1916; Archdeacon of Bedford from 1910 to [10] 1914; and an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of St Albans from 1914 to his retirement in 1924.

References

1. "Bishop Hodges". The Times (London, England), Monday, 21 May 1928; pg. 22; Issue 44898
2. "University Intelligence". The Times (London, England), Friday, 13 June 1873; pg. 7; Issue 27715
3. "Ordinations Diocese of London". The Standard (London, England), Monday, 22 December 1873; pg. 3; Issue 15413. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II
4. "Consecration Of Bishops At Lambeth". The Times (London, England), Saturday, 26 April 1890; pg. 10; Issue 32996
5. http://www.csimichigan.org/CKD_Chapter2.htm
6. Eyre Chatterton
7. Who was Who 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
8. "Ecclesiastical Intelligence". The Times (London, England), Thursday, 11 April 1907; pg. 11; Issue 38304.
9. Bedford Borough Council
10. The Clergy List. London, Kelly’s, 1913