John Vincent (bishop) explained

John Vincent
Birth Name:John Dacre Vincent
Birth Date:1894 1, df=yes
Ordination:1921
Bishop of Damaraland
Term Start:1952
Term End:1960
Alma Mater:St John's College, Oxford

The Rt Rev John Dacre Vincent MA MC and bar[1] (1 January 1894 – 19 May 1960) was the Bishop of Damaraland,[2] Namibia from 1952 to 1960.[3]

He was born on 1 January 1894, educated at Marlborough and St John's College, Oxford,[4] and ordained in 1921[5] after World War I service with the Devonshire Regiment.[6] He began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Gillingham, Dorset and was then a Minor Canon at Bloemfontein Cathedral. After this he was Vicar of Longbridge Deverill in Wiltshire[7] until 1937 when he returned to Bloemfontein as its Archdeacon, a position he held until his elevation to the episcopate.

Vincent died on 19 May 1960, aged 66.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edinburgh Gazette . 21 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003042612/http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/13155/pages/2189/page.pdf . 3 October 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: BIOGRAPHIES OF NAMIBIAN PERSONALITIESin alphabetical order. 2020-06-16. klausdierks.com.
  3. Web site: Historical Papers, Wits University. 2020-06-16. historicalpapers.wits.ac.za.
  4. [Who's Who|"Who was Who" 1897–2007]
  5. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
  6. News: 1914-10-20. The undermentioned Cadets and ex-Cadets of the Officers Training Corps to be temporary Second Lieutenants.. The London Gazette. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611232847/http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/issues/28945/pages/8400/page.pdf. 2011-06-11.
  7. Book: DIOCESE OF SALISBURY. 1220–1998. Church of England, Diocese of Salisbury. en.
  8. [The Times]