Foss Westcott Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Foss Westcott
Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan of India
Diocese:Calcutta
Birth Date:23 October 1863
Nationality:British
Religion:Christian Anglican

Dr. Foss Westcott (23 October 186319 October 1949)[1] was an English bishop.

Westcott was the son of a distinguished clergyman, Brooke Foss Westcott[2] (and brother of George, Bishop of Lucknow) and was educated at Cheltenham College and Peterhouse, Cambridge. Ordained in 1887, his first post was as curate of St Peter's Church, Bishopwearmouth. Emigrating to India he was a Missionary with the SPG before ascending to the episcopate as Bishop of Chota Nagpore in 1905.[3] Translated to Calcutta in 1919 he served as Metropolitan of India, Burma and Ceylon until 1945. In 1921 he saved 5 orphan girls from a flood-stricken area of West Bengal and brought them to Chota Nagpur which is now known as Namkom, Ranchi where he laid the foundation of the school namely Bishop Westcott Girls' School which is one of the best schools of eastern region. He retired to Darjeeling where he died. He was buried in the grounds of St. Paul's School, Darjeeling, a public school of which he had been the chairman of the Board of Directors for many years.

Notes and References

  1. [The Times]
  2. Sometime Bishop of Durham — who wrote amongst others "Elements of Gospel Harmony" (Norrisian Essay), 1851; "History of the New Testament Canon", 1855; "On the Religious Office of the Universities", 1873; "The Revelation of the Risen Lord", 1891; "Christian Aspects of Life", 1897 Who was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991
  3. Book: [[Richard Malden|Malden Richard (ed)]] . Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn) . London . The Field Press. 227. 1920 .