Charles de Salis explained

Charles de Salis
Bishop of Taunton
Diocese:Diocese of Bath and Wells
Term:1911–1930
Predecessor:William Finch (16th century)
Successor:George Hollis
Other Post:Archdeacon of Taunton (1911–1938)
Assistant Bishop of Bath and Wells (1931–1942)
Ordination:1833 (deacon); 1884 (priest)
Consecration:25 July 1911
Birth Date:19 March 1860
Birth Place:Fringford, Oxfordshire, UK
Nationality:British
Religion:Anglican
Parents:Henry de Salis & Minnie Henley
Spouse:Lady Mary Parker
Children:2 daughters, 1 son
Alma Mater:Exeter College, Oxford

Charles Fane de Salis (1860–1942) was Bishop of Taunton from 1911 to 1930.

Early life

Born in Fringford, Oxfordshire, on 18 or 19 March 1860 into an occasionally clerical family, he was educated at Eton and Exeter College, Oxford (MA, DD).

Ministry

Made deacon in 1883 and ordained priest in 1884, he was Curate at St. Michael's, Coventry (until 1888), Vicar of Milverton (1888–1896), then East Brent[1] (1896–99, succeeding his uncle George Denision) and then Rector of Weston-super-Mare.[2] In 1911, he became Archdeacon of Taunton (by his collation on 18 May) and Bishop suffragan of Taunton[3] immediately before his consecration as a bishop on St James's Day (25 July), by Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral. He additionally became a canon residentiary of Wells Cathedral in 1915, resigned his see and canonry in 1930, and became an assistant bishop of Bath and Wells in 1931. He retired as archdeacon in 1938.

He died on 24 January 1942 and is commemorated in a memorial on the west wall of Wells Cathedral.[4]

Marriage and family

De Salis married his third cousin, on 21 July 1896, Lady Mary Alice (28 June 186311 January 1930, daughter of Thomas Parker, 6th Earl of Macclesfield). They had two daughters and a son.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rooksbridge.org.uk/RootsMagicStuff/b39.htm Vicar of St Mary’s, East Brent
  2. Book: [[Richard Malden|Malden Richard (ed)]] . . London . The Field Press. 1470. 1920 .
  3. "Episcopal Changes Resignation of The Bishop of Taunton" The Times Thursday, 18 September 1930; pg. 12; Issue 45621; col C
  4. "Memorial to former Bishop of Taunton unveiled" The Times Monday, 22 March 1943; pg. 6; Issue 49500; col D
  5. Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat Armour, A. C. Fox-Davies, T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1910, p. 541