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.[citation needed]
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[4] and Rector of St Cyprian's Church (where he served through the Siege of Kimberley), then Dean of Bloemfontein.[5] In 1905 he became Bishop of St Helena,[6] 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
- ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1320.
- ^ University of the Witwatersrand
- ^ The Times, Tuesday, 1 August 1905; pg. 8; Issue 37774; col B Ecclesiastical Intelligence
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