William Holbech (bishop)
The Rt Rev William Arthur Holbech (14 December 1850 – 7 March 1930) was an Anglican Bishop in the first half of the 20th century.
Biography
Born on 14 December 1850 and educated at Eton and Brasenose College, Oxford,[1] he was ordained in 1874.[2] Following a curacy at St Mark’s, Lakenham[3] he emigrated to South Africa where he was a Mission Priest before promotion to be the Archdeacon of Kimberley and Rector of St Cyprian's Church (where he served through the Siege of Kimberley), then Dean of Bloemfontein.[4] In 1905 he became Bishop of St Helena,[5] a post he held until his death on 7 March 1930.
Notes
- “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- Church photo
- University of the Witwatersrand
- The Times, Tuesday, 1 Aug 1905; pg. 8; Issue 37774; col B Ecclesiastical Intelligence
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| Preceded by John Garraway Holmes |
Bishop of St Helena 1903 –1929 |
Succeeded by Charles Christopher Watts |
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