Leslie Stradling

Leslie Edward Stradling (11 February 1908 – 8 January 1998) was an Anglican bishop in three separate African dioceses during the mid-20th century.

Born on 11 February 1908[1] and educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield[2] and The Queen's College, Oxford; he was made a deacon on Trinity Sunday 1933 (11 June)[3] and ordained a priest the next Trinity Sunday (27 May 1934) — both times by Richard Parsons, Bishop of Southwark, at Southwark Cathedral.[4] After a curacy at St Paul's, Lorrimore Square he was Vicar of St Luke's, Camberwell[5] and then of St Anne's, Wandsworth[6] before being appointed the Church's youngest bishop in 1945.[7] He was consecrated a bishop on St James's Day 1945 (25 July), by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[8] Translated from Masasi to be the first Bishop of South-West Tanganyika in 1952, his final post was as Bishop of Johannesburg.

He died in 1998 in Cape Town.[9]

References
  1. “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  2. The Times, Friday, Nov 27, 1925; pg. 9; Issue 44130; col E University News. Scholarships At Oxford.
  3. "Trinity ordinations". Church Times (#3673). 16 June 1933. p. 733. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. "Trinity ordinations". Church Times (#3723). 1 June 1934. p. 682. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. Some say North Peckham Archived 2007-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Church details
  7. The Times, Monday, Aug 19, 1946; pg. 5; Issue 50533; col D The Youngest Bishop I. Caudwell. Category: Letters to the Editor., 1943–45
  8. "Consecration in Westminster Abbey". Church Times (#4305). 27 July 1945. p. 425. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  9. "Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House:". MUNDUS. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
William Lucas		 Bishop of Masasi
1945–1952		 Succeeded by
Mark Way
New diocese Bishop of South-West Tanganyika
1952–1961		 Succeeded by
John Poole-Hughes
Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
Preceded by
Ambrose Reeves		 Bishop of Johannesburg
1961–1974		 Succeeded by
Timothy Bavin
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