Bernard Corfield

The Right Rev. Bernard Conyngham Corfield ^[1] was Bishop of Travancore and Cochin from 1938 to 1944.^[2]

Corfield was born into an ecclesiastical family ^[3] and educated at St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate and Jesus College, Cambridge. After World War I service as a temporary Lieutenant in the RFA (during which he was mentioned in despatches twice)^[4] he was ordained in 1920. He was Principal of the CMS School at Batala from then until 1928; and then held a similar post at Dera Ismail Khan until 1935. Returning to England he was Vicar of Christ Church, South Nutfield ^[5] until 1938 when he was elevated to the Episcopate.^[6] Resigning his see in 1944 he became Rector of Stratfield Saye. In 1962 he was appointed the Chaplain of St John’s Hospital, Winchester,^[7] and died in post on 22 July 1965.^[8]

Notes

1. NPG details
2. National Archives
3. He was the 2nd son of the Reverend Egerton Corfield, a CMS priest in India, and grandson s of the Revs F. C. Corfield T. A. Anson, both of Derbyshire > "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
4. London Gazette
5. Photo of church
6. Ecclesiastical NewsThe Times (London, England), Thursday, 17 March 1938; pg. 17; Issue 47945
7. Crockford's Clerical Directory Oxford, OUP, 1948
8. Rt. Rev. B. C. Corfield The Times (London, England), Saturday, 24 July 1965; pg. 8; Issue 56382.