Frank Okell
Frank Jackson Okell (3 February 1887 – 7 October 1950.) was the inaugural Bishop of Stockport whose 11-month tenure from November 1949,[1] until October 1950,[2] was one of the shortest in the Anglican Communion.
He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Oxford.[3] Ordained in 1914 he was a curate at Bolsterstone before wartime service as a temporary chaplain. Following the Armistice he was a Minor Canon at Sheffield Cathedral then Rector of Bangor Monachorum.[4] A sideways move to Eccleston, Cheshire led to promotion to be Rural Dean of Malpas and finally, before his appointment to the episcopate, Archdeacon of Macclesfield.
References
- ↑ "Bishop Of Stockport (Official Appointments and Notices)", The Times (51467), 23 August 1949, p. 4 col F
- ↑ "Bishop Of Stockport Obituary", The Times (51817), 9 October 1950, p. 6 col G
- ↑ Who was Who" 1897-1990, A & C Black, 1991, ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ Church web-site
| Church of England titles | ||
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| New title | Bishop of Stockport 1949–1950 |
Succeeded by David Saunders-Davies |
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