Reginald Owen (bishop) explained
Reginald Herbert Owen (25 May 1887 – 24 February 1961) was an Oxford don, public school headmaster and Anglican bishop.[1] [2]
Life and career
Born on 25 May 1887[3] he was educated at Dulwich College[4] and Wadham College, Oxford.
Alternating between secondary and tertiary education, he was an assistant master at Clifton College; a fellow and lecturer at Worcester College, Oxford; headmaster of Uppingham School; and fellow, chaplain[5] and lecturer at Brasenose College, Oxford, before his ordination to the episcopate as Bishop of Wellington in 1947. In addition he was Primate of New Zealand from 1952[6] until his resignation on 29 February 1960.
Owen died on 24 February 1961.[7]
External links
Notes and References
- http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080/Archives/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqSearch=(RefNo=='AA/AP/Fisher/1-271/235-260/250/60-1') National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
- https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-BeaLife-t1-body-d3-d3.html#name-413648-mention NZETC
- [Who's Who|"Who was Who" 1897–2007]
- http://rammycricket.co.uk/Archive/Players/248/248740/248740.html Cricket archive
- [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
- "New Primate of New Zealand", The Times, 12 March 1952, p. 6.
- "Dr. R. H. Owen Former Primate of New Zealand", The Times, 25 February 1961, p. 8.
