Piers Claughton

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Template:Use dmy dates Piers Calveley Claughton (8 June 1814 – 11 August 1884[1]) was an Anglican colonialTemplate:Sfn bishop[2] and author.[3]

Early life

The son of Thomas ClaughtonTemplate:Sfn (M.P.Template:Sfn for Newton, Lancashire, 1818 – 25)Template:Sfn of Haydock Lodge,[4] he was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford,Template:Sfn where he graduated, B.A. (1835) and M.A. (1838). He was elected a Fellow of University College, Oxford in 1836.[5]

Ordination and advancement

Following his ordination in 1838[6] he was made rectorTemplate:Sfn of Elton, Huntingdonshire (1842 – 43; 1845 – 59),[7] before becoming the first Bishop of St Helena (1859 – 61)[8] and a subsequent translation[9] to the Bishop of Colombo (1862 – 71). Upon his return to England he served as Archdeacon of London[10] and a canon of St Paul's from 1870 to 1884[11] and was appointed Chaplain-General of Her Majesty's Forces in 1875.[12]

Death

He died in Maida Vale, London.[13] A memorial tablet was placed in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, London in 1885.Template:Sfn[14] A stamp was issued to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Diocese of St Helena which bore his image. his brother was Bishop of Rochester from 1867 to 1877;[15] and then of St Albans until 1890.Template:Sfn

Publications

Amongst others he wrote:

  • Knowledge the Reward of Obedience, 1840
  • A Brief Comparison of the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England with Holy Scripture, 1843
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  • The Gospel Invitation, 1859
  • The Jews in relation to the Church and the World, 1877
  • The Manner of the Growth of Christ's Kingdom, 1877

See also

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Notes and references

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  4. ↑ Winwick, Lancashire
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  7. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1872 p48 London, Horace Cox, 1872
  8. ↑ ECCLESIASTICAL The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Tuesday, 24 May 1859; Issue 13393
  9. ↑ 'RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE' The Bury and Norwich Post, and Suffolk Herald (Bury St Edmunds, England), Tuesday, 17 December 1861; Issue 4147
  10. ↑ Guardian Newspaper Archive: 29 October 1884 - Page 12
  11. ↑ The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  12. ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".Script error: No such module "London Gazette util".
  13. ↑ THE LATE BISHOP CLAUGHTON The Times (London, England), Saturday, 16 Aug 1884; pg. 6; Issue 31214
  14. ↑ "Memorials of St Paul's Cathedral" Sinclair, W. p. 465: London; Chapman & Hall, Ltd; 1909.
  15. ↑ Whitehall May 11 The Times (London, England), Saturday, 12 May 1877; pg. 7; Issue 28940

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Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
New diocese Bishop of St Helena
1859 – 1862 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Bishop of Colombo
1862 – 1871 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Church of England titles
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Archdeacon of London
1871 – 1884 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Chaplain-General to the Forces
1875 – 1884 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

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