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Henry Knight (bishop)

Henry Joseph Corbett Knight (22 June 1859 in East India – 27 November 1920 in Hitchin) was Bishop of Gibraltar[1] from 1911 until his death.

Henry Knight was born on 22 June 1859,[2] son of the Rev. John Lister Knight.[3] He was educated at Islington Proprietary School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge,[4][5] where he graduated tenth Classic in 1882. He was ordained in 1886.[6] He began his career as Tutor (Lecturer) in Theology at Selwyn College, Cambridge (1885–1895).[7] After this he was Rector of Marnhull (1895–1901)[8] and also Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Salisbury.[9] He then returned to Cambridge as a Fellow of Corpus Christi,[10] and Principal of the Clergy Training School, where he remained until his appointment to the episcopate. He was consecrated bishop on St James's Day (25 July), by Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral.[11] A Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, he died on 27 November 1920.[12] His brother, Arthur Knight, was the third Bishop of Rangoon.

Notes

  1. ^ Bishops of Gibraltar Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Genealogy of the Swete Family
  3. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  4. ^ The Times, Friday, 19 June 1891; pg. 10; Issue 33355; col B University Intelligence
  5. ^ "Knight, Henru Joseph Corbett (KNT878HJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  6. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  7. ^ “College histories:Selwyn College, Cambridge”Brown, A.L: London, Hutchinson & Co, 1906
  8. ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 566.
  9. ^ The Times, Wednesday, 4 March 1896; pg. 9; Issue 34829; col F Ecclesiastical Intelligence
  10. ^ "Anglican Church in Malta & Gozo". Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  11. ^ "Consecration at St Paul's". Church Times. No. 2531. 28 July 1911. p. 122. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
  12. ^ The Times, Monday, 29 November 1920; pg. 1; Issue 42580; col A Deaths
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe
1911– 1920 		Succeeded by


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Joseph_Corbett_Knight