Cecil Alderson
Cecil William Alderson was an Anglican Bishop of Damaraland, Bloemfontein, and Mashonaland.
Early life
He was born on 11 March 1900, educated at Merchant Taylors’ and St John’s College, Oxford, and ordained in 1926 after a period of study at Ely Theological College.
Clerical career
He began his career with a curacy at St Matthew, Westminster. From 1925 to 1930 he was Vice-Principal of his old theological college then a missionary in Likoma. In 1938 he became Warden of St Paul's College, Grahamstown, then Archdeacon of Port Elizabeth. He was Bishop of Damaraland from 1949 to 1951 when he was translated to Bloemfontein.[1][2] His last post was as Bishop of Mashonaland where he played a key role in the foundation of the Bernard Mizeki College from around 1958 till the time of his death.
Honours
He was admitted as a Sub-Prelate to the Order of St John of Jerusalem,[3] he died on 12 February 1968.[4]
Notes
References
- Harrison (1984). Who Was Who: 1951-1960. A & C Black. ISBN 978-0-7136-2598-1.
- Crockford's Clerical Directory. Oxford: OUP. 1941.
- "Chronological History of the Diocese of the Free State". Diocese of the Free State. Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- "Obituary Rt Rev C. W. Alderson". The Times (57175) (London). Feb 14, 1968. p. 12 col F.
- The London Gazette: no. 41437. p. 4211. 4 July 1958.
- "Alderson; Cecil William (-1968); Bishop of Mashonaland". Lambeth Palace Library. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
External links
| Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Wolfe Robert Tobias |
Bishop of Damaraland 1949–1951 |
Succeeded by John Dacre Vincent |
| Preceded by Arthur Henry Howe-Browne |
Bishop of Bloemfontein 1951–1957 |
Succeeded by Bill Bendyshe Burnett |
| Anglican Communion titles | ||
| Preceded by Edward Francis Paget |
Bishop of Mashonaland 1957–1968 |
Succeeded by John Paul Burrough |
| ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||