St John Evans Explained

Henry St John Tomlinson Evans (known as St John;[1] 1905 – 25 July 1956) was the fifth Bishop of St John's in what was then known as Kaffraria and is now Mthatha.[2] Educated at Merchant Taylors' and St John's College, Oxford[3] he was ordained in 1928. From 1931 until 1941 he held posts in what is now Ghana, ending his time there as Archdeacon of Ashanti. A chaplain to the Forces from 1942 to 1944 he was then appointed Director of Missions in Southern Rhodesia[4] before elevation to the episcopate in 1951. He died in post on 25 July 1956.

Notes

  1. http://www.brent-heritage.co.uk/brondesbury_christ_church.htm Brondesbury heritage
  2. [The Times]
  3. [Who's Who (UK)|"Who was Who 1897-1990"]
  4. Book: Evans, Henry St. John Tomlinson. The Church in Southern Rhodesia. 1945. Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.