Wilfrid Hornby
Wilfrid Bird Hornby was an Anglican colonial bishop at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.[1]
Born on 25 February 1851[2] and educated at Marlborough and Brasenose College, Oxford[3] he was ordained in 1876.[4] In 1880 he went on the Oxford Mission to Calcutta,[5] returning in 1884. From 1885 to 1892 he was Vicar of St Columba's, Southwick, Sunderland[6] when he was elevated to the Episcopate as Bishop of Nyasaland.[7] After only two years he returned to England where he was Rector of St Clement's Church, Norwich[8] then Vicar of Chollerton. In 1904 he was appointed Bishop of Nassau, a post he held until 1919. He died on 5 June 1935.[9]
Notes
- Project Canterbury
- IGI record
- Who was Who 1987–1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- Mission history
- Photo of church
- The Times, Thursday, 22 Dec 1892; pg. 7; Issue 33828; col A Ecclesiastical Intelligence
- Church details
- Deaths The Times, Friday, 7 Jun 1935; pg. 1; Issue 47084; col A
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles Smythies as Bishop in Central Africa |
Bishop of Nyasaland 1892 –1894 |
Succeeded by Chauncy Maples as Bishop of Likoma |
| Preceded by Henry Norris Churton |
Bishop of Nassau 1904 –1919 |
Succeeded by Roscow George Shedden |
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