Cecil Patterson

For the Canadian horticulturist, see Cecil Frederick Patterson. For the America karateka, see Cecil T. Patterson.

Cecil John Patterson CBE[1] CMG CFR DD (9 January 1908–11 April 1992) was an Anglican Bishop in the mid part of the 20th century.

He was born in London on 9 January 1908, educated at St Paul's [2] and St Catharine's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1932.[3] He was a Curate at Holy Innocents, Kingsbury[4] and then a Missionary in south Nigeria before his elevation to the Episcopate as Assistant Bishop (1942) then Bishop on the Niger (1945). In 1961 he became Archbishop of the Church of the Province of West Africa.[5]

He retired in 1969 and died on 11 April 1992. His grave is in Richmond Cemetery.[6]

References

  1. ↑ London Gazette
  2. ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  4. ↑ Picture of church
  5. ↑ National Archives
  6. ↑ Richmond Cemetery Services
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