Gerald Vernon Explained

Gerald Richard Vernon (13 February 189912 May 1963) was an Anglican bishop in the mid 20th century.^[1] ^[2]

Vernon was made a deacon on Trinity Sunday 1923 (27 May) and ordained a priest the following Trinity Sunday (15 June 1924) — both times by Winfrid Burrows, Bishop of Chichester, at Chichester Cathedral; and began his ordained ministry with a nine-year curacy at Christ Church, St Leonards-on-Sea^[6] after which he was its vicar for a further eight years. In 1940 he became the fifth Bishop of Madagascar,^[7] a position he held for a decade. He was consecrated a bishop by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, on St James's Day 1940 (25 July) at St Paul's Cathedral. Returning to England he was the vicar of Finedon and an Assistant Bishop of Peterborough. In 1957 he became Dean of St John's Cathedral, Belize,^[8] a position he held until his death.^[9]

Notes and References

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http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=109-aa_1-1_1-2&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18#-1 National Archives
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Web site: Notable OTs . 2009-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717120730/http://www.twyfordschool.com/OldTwyfordians/NotableOTs.asp?biography=s_z . 2011-07-17 . dead .
[Crockford's Clerical Directory]
http://www.christchurchstleonards.org/htmlnew/ Church website
Ecclesiastical News Bishop in Madagascar, The Times 22 April 1940; pg. 9; Issue 48596; col F
Web site: Anglican Diocese of Belize . 2009-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004212255/http://www.belizeanglican.org/1/StJohnsCathedral/Welcome/tabid/76/Default.aspx . 2011-10-04 . dead .
Obituary Rt. Rev. G. R. Vernon, The Times, 14 May 1963; pg. 17; Issue 55700; col B