Proctor Swaby
Proctor Swaby | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Barbados and the Windward Islands | |
| Diocese | |
| In office | 1899–1916 (d.) |
| Predecessor | Herbert Bree |
| Successor | Alfred Berkeley |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Guyana (1893–1899) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1893 by Edward White Benson (Canterbury) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1844 Tetney, Lincolnshire, UK |
| Died | 16 November 1916 (aged 71–72) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
William Proctor Swaby FRGS (1844 – 16 November 1916)[1] was a colonial Anglican bishop from 1893[2] until 1916.
Born in Tetney,[3] Swaby was educated at Durham University, where he won the Barry Scholarship.[4] He eventually gained a doctorate in Divinity[5] He held incumbencies at Castletown, Sunderland[6] and at Milfield before being ordained to the episcopate in 1893[7] as Bishop of Guyana.[8] He was consecrated a bishop on 24 March 1893, by Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[9] Translated to Barbados and the Windward Islands in December 1899[10] — he held the two separate Sees of Barbados and of the Windward Islands together[11] — died in post.
Swaby was a Fellow of the Colonial Institute and the Royal Microscopical Society.[4]
References[]
- ^ Deaths The Times Tuesday, 21 November 1916; pg. 1; Issue 41330; col A
- ^ St George’s Cathedral website Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tetney Church Community Project Archived 14 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Swaby, Rt Rev. William Proctor, (1844–16 Nov. 1916)". UK Who's Who. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Durham University Calendar 1897". reed.dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ The Times, Thursday, 11 February 1875; pg. 7; Issue 28236; col G Ecclesiastical Appointments
- ^ Land of six peoples
- ^ University of Alberta
- ^ "Consecration of bishops". Church Times. No. 1575. 30 March 1893. p. 347. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Obituary. The Bishop of Barbados". Church Times. No. 2809. 24 November 1916. p. 458. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Church news. Personal". Church Times. No. 1924. 8 December 1899. p. 678. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
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