Gerald Vernon

Gerald Richard Vernon (13 February 1899 – 12 May 1963) was an Anglican bishop in the mid 20th century.[1][2]

He was educated at Twyford School, Winchester College and Magdalen College, Oxford and ordained in 1924.[3][4][5]

Vernon has made a deacon on Trinity Sunday 1923 (27 May)[6] and ordained a priest the following Trinity Sunday (15 June 1924) — both times by Winfrid Burrows, Bishop of Chichester, at Chichester Cathedral;[7] and began his ordained ministry with a nine-year curacy at Christ Church, St Leonards-on-Sea[8] after which he was its vicar for a further eight years. In 1940 he became the fifth Bishop of Madagascar,[9] a position he held for a decade. He was consecrated a bishop by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, on St James's Day 1940 (25 July) at St Paul's Cathedral.[10] Returning to England he was the vicar of Finedon and an Assistant Bishop of Peterborough.[11] In 1957 he became Dean of St John's Cathedral, Belize,[12] a position he held until his death.[13]

References
  1. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
  2. National Archives
  3. thePeerage.com
  4. "Notable OTs". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  5. Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1940-41, Oxford, OUP, 1941
  6. "Ordinations". Church Times (#3149). 1 June 1923. p. 638. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 December 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  7. "Ordinations". Church Times (#3204). 20 June 1924. p. 741. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 December 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  8. Church website
  9. Ecclesiastical News Bishop in Madagascar, The Times 22 April 1940; pg. 9; Issue 48596; col F
  10. "Consecration of bishops". Church Times (#4045). 2 August 1940. p. 527. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 5 December 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  11. "Vernon, Gerald Richard". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  12. "Anglican Diocese of Belize". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  13. Obituary Rt. Rev. G. R. Vernon, The Times, 14 May 1963; pg. 17; Issue 55700; col B
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Ronald O'Ferrall		 Bishop of Madagascar
1940–1950		 Succeeded by
Thomas Parfitt
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