Harold Bradfield

Harold William Bradfield, DD FKC BD^[1]^[2] (20 September 1898 - 1 May 1960) was an Anglican clergyman who served as Bishop of Bath and Wells^[3] from 1946^[4] to 1960.

He was educated at Alleyn's School and King's College London.^[5] Ordained in 1922, he served a curacy in Prestwich and an incumbency in Oldham.^[6] An honorary Canon of Canterbury Cathedral,^[7] he was Archdeacon of Croydon from 1942 to 1946 then Bishop of Bath and Wells until 1960.^[8]

References

↑ National Archives
↑ Portrait on BBC Your Paintings
↑ CBS News
↑ New Bishop Of Bath And Wells. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Feb 23, 1946; pg. 4 Issue 50384
↑ ‘BRADFIELD, Rt Rev. Harold William’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 6 June 2012
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory London, OUP, 1948 p78
↑ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
↑ Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes. 1952.

Church of England titles
Preceded by John William Charles Wand	Bishop of Bath and Wells 1946 – 1960	Succeeded by Edward Barry Henderson

Bishops of Bath and Wells

Medieval	see renamed from Bath Roger of Salisbury (previously Bishop of Bath) William of Bitton Walter Giffard William of Bitton (nephew) Robert Burnell William of March Walter Haselshaw John Droxford Ralph of Shrewsbury John Barnet John Harewell Walter Skirlaw Ralph Ergham Richard Clifford Henry Bowet Nicholas Bubwith John Stafford Thomas Beckington Robert Stillington Richard Foxe Oliver King

Early modern	Cardinal Adriano Castellesi Cardinal Thomas Wolsey John Clerk William Knight William Barlow Gilbert Bourne Gilbert Berkeley Thomas Godwin John Still James Montague Arthur Lake William Laud Leonard Mawe Walter Curle William Piers Robert Creighton Peter Mews Thomas Ken Richard Kidder George Hooper John Wynne Edward Willes Charles Moss

Late modern	Richard Beadon George Law Hon Richard Bagot The Lord Auckland Lord Arthur Hervey George Kennion Wynne Willson Francis Underhill William Wand Harold Bradfield Edward Henderson John Bickersteth George Carey Jim Thompson Peter Price Peter Maurice, Bishop suffragan of Taunton (acting diocesan) Peter Hancock

Archdeacons of Croydon

Canterbury diocese	Edward Woods, Bishop suffragan of Croydon William Anderson, Bishop suffragan of Croydon Harold Bradfield Maurice Harland, Bishop suffragan of Croydon Charles Tonks Jesse Clayson John Hughes, Bishop suffragan of Croydon Frederick Hazell

Southwark diocese	Frederick Hazell Tony Davies Barry Goodwin (Acting) Chris Skilton

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, April 20, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.