Charles Abraham (bishop of Derby)
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Charles Thomas Abraham (1857–1945) was the second Bishop of Derby (then a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Southwell) from 1909 until 1927.[1]
Life[]
Abraham was born in 1857. He was the son of Caroline Abraham and her husband who was also to be a bishop.[2] He was educated at Keble College, Oxford.[3] Ordained in 1881, he began his career with a curacy at St Mary's, Shrewsbury[4] and was subsequently Vicar of All Saints, Shrewsbury and Christ Church, Lichfield before succeeding Edward Were as Bishop of Derby.[5] His father, Charles,[6] and his son, Philip,[7] were also bishops; another son, Geoffrey, was killed in action during the First World War.[8] After he retired, a cousin bequeathed Little Moreton Hall in Congleton to him.[9] He died on 27 January 1945.
References[]
- ^ New Suffragan Bishops The Times Monday, Sep 13, 1909; pg. 10; Issue 39063; col F
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Abraham, Caroline Harriet". teara.govt.nz.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Descendants of Philip Furse". www.green.gen.name.
- ^ "Church details". Archived from the original on Oct 19, 2010.
- ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 405.
- ^ Bishop Abraham Memorial The TimesTuesday, Mar 31, 1903; pg. 15; Issue 37042; col B
- ^ Obituary-The Bishop Of Newfoundland Right Rev. P. S. Abraham The Times Saturday, Dec 24, 1955; pg. 9; Issue 53412; col A
- ^ "Roll of Honour - Derbyshire - Bakewell". www.roll-of-honour.com.
- ^ "Little Moreton Hall: Cheshire's Crooked House". www.timetravel-britain.com.
External links[]
Media related to Charles Abraham at Wikimedia Commons
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- 1857 births
- Alumni of Keble College, Oxford
- 20th-century Church of England bishops
- Bishops suffragan of Derby
- 1945 deaths
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