Archibald Cullen

Archibald Howard Cullen (24 September 1887 – 16 June 1968) was the sixth Bishop of Grahamstown.[1]

The Right Reverend

Archibald Cullen
Bishop of Grahamstown
Detail of the grant of arms to Archibald Cullen
ChurchAnglican
DioceseGrahamstown
In office1931-1959
PredecessorFrancis Phelps
SuccessorRobert Selby Taylor
Orders
Ordination1916
Consecration1931
Personal details
Born24 September 1887
Died16 June 1968
Previous postWarden of St Paul's Theological College, Grahamstown

Early life and education

He was born on 24 September 1887 to William and Louisa (née Howard). He was baptized in the Parish of St Jude, Peckham on 20 November 1887.[2] His father was a Printer's Reader.[2] Cullen was educated at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys.[3][4]

Ordained ministry

Ordained in 1916,[5] his first post was a curacy in Coalbrookdale.[6] During World War I he was a temporary chaplain to the Forces.[7] When peace returned he was vicar of Umzinto in the Diocese of Natal,[8] he later became chaplain and lecturer of Wells Theological College and then Vice-Principal of Leeds Clergy School.[8] In 1926 he became warden of St Paul's Theological College, Grahamstown until his appointment to the episcopate[9] in 1931.

Later life

He died on 16 June 1968.[10] in South Africa.

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References
  1. Gould, Charles (1924). Grahamstown Cathedral: A Guide and Short History. Grahamstown Diocesan Registry. p. xviii.
  2. "London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906". London Metropolitan Archives. Ancestry.com. London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA. 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. "Cullen, Archibald Howard". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  4. "Canterbury". Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 10 September 1898. p. 4 col A. Retrieved 3 November 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940-41 Oxford: OUP, 1941
  6. "1911 England Census". Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA. 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  7. "No. 29707". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 August 1916. p. 8007.
  8. "New Vice-principal of Leeds Clergy School". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 20 June 1923. p. 11 col D. Retrieved 3 November 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Bishop Of Grahamstown The Rev. A. H. Cullen Elected". The Times (45965). London. 28 October 1931. col B, p. 11.
  10. "Bishop Cullen dies". The Times (57279). London. 17 June 1968. col D, p. 4.
Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
Preceded by
Francis Phelps		 Bishop of Grahamstown
1931–1959		 Succeeded by
Robert Selby Taylor
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