Cecil Horsley
Cecil Douglas Horsley (26 July 1906 – 10 March 1953) was a British Anglican bishop who served as Bishop of Colombo[1] then of Gibraltar[2] in the mid 20th century.
He was born in Gillingham, Kent, on 26 July 1906[3] and educated at Brighton College[4] and Queens' College, Cambridge, before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with curacies at Romsey Abbey and St Saviour's, Ealing.[5] He was ordained priest on Trinity Sunday (15 June) 1930, by Theodore Woods, Bishop of Winchester, at Winchester Cathedral.[6] After this he was vicar of St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood,[7] before his elevation to the episcopate[8] in 1938.[9] He was consecrated Bishop of Colombo on All Saints' Day (17 November) 1938, by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[10]
He was translated to Gibraltar[11] on 25 September 1947 (invested by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Lambeth Palace Chapel).[12] A sub-prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, he died in post on 10 March 1953.[13][14]
References[]
- ^ The Ceylon Liturgy
- ^ Bishops of Gibraltar Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Family tree guide
- ^ Who Was Who 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940–41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ "Trinity Ordinations". Church Times (#3517). 30 June 1930. p. 797. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 8 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ Vicars of St John’s Archived October 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ St Thomas' College[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bishop of Colombo Young London Vicar Elected", The Times, Thursday 14 July 1938; p. 13; Issue 48046; col D
- ^ "Bishops for Ceylon and Africa. Consecration in Westminster Abbey". Church Times (#3954). 4 November 1938. p. 506. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Gibraltar", The Times, Saturday 3 May 1947; p. 7; Issue 50751; col F
- ^ "Church News. Personal". Church Times (#4402). 20 June 1947. p. 371. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 8 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Guild of all Souls". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ "Obituary The Right Rev. C. D. Horsley Bishop Of Gibraltar", The Times, Wednesday 11 March 1953; p. 10; Issue 52567; col D
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