John Maund (bishop) explained

John Arthur Arrowsmith Maund (19 October 1909 – 1998) was the first Anglican Bishop of Lesotho from 1950 until 1976.^[1]

Personal life

Maund was born in Worcester to Arthur Arrowsmith Maund,^[2] and died in Malvern, Worcestershire.^{[3] [4]} He was educated at Leeds University^[5] and, after a period of study at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield, was ordained in 1934.

Clerical career

His first post was as a Curate at All Saints and St Laurence, Evesham^[6] after which he emigrated to South Africa to work at the Pretoria Native Mission. When World War II came he served as a Chaplain to the Forces and was mentioned in despatches. After peace returned he was at the St Peter′s parish in Lady Selborne, Pretoria^[7] before his appointment to the episcopate.^{[8] [9]}

In retirement he continued to serve the church as an assistant bishop within the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.^[10]

External links

• • University of the Witwatersrand

Notes and References

1. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976
2. Web site: 1911 England Census . 2011 .
3. Web site: Death of Bishop John Maund . 2013-09-28. David Ambrose. 1998. SUMMARY OF EVENTS IN LESOTHO.
4. Web site: England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007. 2013-09-28. England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA. 2007.
5. [Who's Who|"Who was Who" 1897-2007]
6. http://www.eveshamparish.com/ Church web-site
7. Daniel Kgomosotho: The History of Tumelong Mission in the Diocese of Pretoria With Specific Reference to the Period 1939–1996. master thesis, UNISA 1997, online at www.uir.unisa.ac.za (PDF), PDF pp. 45–47 (document pp. 38–40).
8. Book: Scott Rosenberg. Richard F. Weisfelder. Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. 2013. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-7982-9. 41.
9. Book: Tom Lodge. Sharpeville: An Apartheid Massacre and its Consequences. 2011. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-161999-1. 40.
10. Kgomosotho . Keketso G. . International Law Rules Relating to Migration Arising from Rising Sea-Levels . 2020 . Pretoria Student Law Review . 14 . 2 . 10.29053/pslr.v14i2.1815 . 1998-0280. free .