Noel Hall (bishop)

George Noel Lankester Hall was an Anglican[1] bishop[2] in India[3] from 1936 to 1957.[4]

He was born on Christmas Day 1891,[5] educated at Bedford School and St John's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1918.[6] His first post was a curacy at Christ Church, Luton. From 1917 to 1919 he was Vice-Principal of Ely Theological College. In that year he emigrated to India as an SPG Missionary in Chota Nagpur. In 1936 he was elevated to the Episcopate as its Bishop, serving for 21 years. From 1957 to 1960 he was a Fellow of St Augustine's, Canterbury and died on 12 May 1962.[7]

Notes
  1. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
  2. Asia Research Centre Working Paper 18
  3. Mundus
  4. Penn Libraries
  5. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  6. Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  7. Obituary The Rt. Rev. Noel Hall The Times Tuesday, 15 May 1962; pg. 15; Issue 55391; col A
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Kenneth William Stewart Kennedy		 Bishop of Chota Nagpur
1936– 1957		 Succeeded by
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