Thomas Wilkinson (bishop of Zululand)

Thomas Edward Wilkinson (1837−1914) was an Anglican bishop[2] in the late 19th[3] and early 20th centuries.


Thomas Wilkinson
Bishop of Zululand
T.E. Wilkinson, 1870
ChurchAnglican
ProvinceSouthern Africa
DioceseZululand
Personal details
Born(1837-12-26)December 26, 1837
Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk, United Kingdom
DiedOctober 22, 1914(1914-10-22) (aged 76)
Khartoum, Sudan[1]

Background

Thomas Edward Wilkinson was born in 1837, and educated at Bury St Edmunds, King's College London and Jesus College, Cambridge.[4][5] He died on 22 October 1914.[6][7]

Career

Ordained in 1861, after a curacy at St Mary, Cavendish Wilkinson was vicar of Rickinghall. In 1870 he became the inaugural [8]Bishop of Zululand,[9] a post he held until 1880. On his return to England he was vicar of St Michael Caerhays then coadjutor bishop of London[10] for North and Central Europe.[11]

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References

  1. "Death of Bishop of Zululand on journey from Cape to Cairo". Edinburgh Evening News (12, 963). 22 October 1914. p. 9 col F. Retrieved 2015-09-02 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. Wilkinson Family
  3. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  4. "Wilkinson, Thomas Edward (WLKN856TE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. Janus
  6. The Times, Saturday, Oct 24, 1914; pg. 8; Issue 40675; col A Death Of Bishop Wilkinson. Work On The Continent And In South Africa
  7. Edinburgh Evening News, Thursday 22 October 1914 p9: "Death of Bishop of Zululand on journey from Cape to Cairo"
  8. Diocesan Web Site
  9. University of the Witwatersrand
  10. National Archives
  11. NY Times

Bibliography

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Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
New diocese Bishop of Zululand
1870 1880
Succeeded by
Douglas MacKenzie


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