Campbell West-Watson
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Campbell West-Watson Template:Post-nominals (23 April 1877 – 19 May 1953) was successively an Anglican suffragan bishop, diocesan bishop and archbishop over a 40-year period during the first half of the 20th century.
Born on 23 April 1877 [1] he was educated at Birkenhead School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge before being ordained priest in 1903.[2] After six years as Chaplain, Fellow and Lecturer at his old college he was appointed Bishop of Barrow-in-Furness in 1909.[3] After 16 years[4] he was translated to Christchurch, New Zealand. In 1940 he was additionally appointed to be the Archbishop and Primate of the whole country, serving until 1951. Described in his Times obituary[5] as "a man of great approachability and unaffected goodness", he died on 19 May 1953.
In 1935, West-Watson was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[6] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1952 Queen's Birthday Honours.[7]
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- ↑ New Suffragan Bishops. (Official Appointments and Notices)The Times Saturday, 3 July 1909; pg. 9; Issue 39002; col E.
- ↑ The Times, Saturday, 31 October 1925; pg. 15; Issue 44107; col D Ecclesiastical News. The Bishopric Of Christchurch
- ↑ Wednesday, 3 June 1953; pg. 21; Issue 52638; col E Bishop West-Watson by The Rev. Albert E. Glover.Category: Obituaries
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