Henry Holme
Henry Redmayne Holme (8 November 1839, Kirk Leatham – 6 July 1891) was an Anglican bishop in the late 19th century.[1]
Of a Yorkshire family,[2] Henry Redmayne Holme was son of the Rev. James Holme. He was educated at Christ's College Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1868.[3] Ordained in 1868,[4] his first posts were curacies[5] in Attercliffe[6] and Lythe.[7] From 1875 to 1881, he was Vicar of St Anthony's Montserrat, and from 1882 to 1891 Vicar of St George's, Basseterre, and Chaplain to the Bishop of Antigua; he was also acting Archdeacon of St Kitts from 1885 to 1891. In 1891, he was appointed Bishop of British Honduras.[8] Consecrated on 1 March,[9] he died in a shipwreck four months later.[10] There is a memorial to him[11] at Belize’s Anglican cathedral.[12]
References
- ↑ Belize Anglican
- ↑ The Holme Family of Orton
- ↑ "Holme, Henry Redmayne (HLM864HR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ The Times, Wednesday, Dec 23, 1868; pg. 6; Issue 26315; col F Ordinations. Archdiocese Of York
- ↑ Cerical Appointments and Vacancies The Pall Mall Gazette (London, England), Thursday, December 26, 1867; Issue 897
- ↑ Rootsweb
- ↑ Local Intelligence, The Sheffield & Rotherham Independent (Sheffield, England), Monday, June 15, 1874; pg. 3; Issue 5615
- ↑ The Times, Wednesday, Mar 11, 1891; pg. 11; Issue 33269; col B Ecclesiastical Intelligence
- ↑ Consecration details
- ↑ Cheshire Observer (Chester, England), Saturday, August 01, 1891; pg. 2; Issue 2034
- ↑ “More Monumental Inscriptions: Tombstones of the British West Indies” Oliver, VL: F. G. Longman: Dorchester, 1927 reprinted Wildside Press Rockville, MD, 1993 ISBN 0-89370-322-2
- ↑ Memorial
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| Preceded by Enos Nuttall |
Bishop of British Honduras March 1891 – July 1891 |
Succeeded by George Albert Ormsby |
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