St John Evans
Henry St John Tomlinson Evans (known as St John;[1] 1905 – 25 July 1956) was the fifth Bishop of St John's in what was then known as Kaffraria and is now Mthatha.[2] Educated at Merchant Taylor’s and St John’s College, Oxford[3] he was ordained in 1928. From 1931 until 1941 he held posts in what is now Ghana, ending his time there as Archdeacon of Ashanti. A chaplain to the Forces from 1942 to 1944 he was then appointed Director of Missions in Southern Rhodesia[4] before elevation to the Episcopate in 1951. He died in post on 25 July 1956.
Notes
- ↑ Brondesbury heritage
- ↑ The Times, Thursday, 26 Jul 1956; pg. 12; Issue 53593; col B Bishop St. J. T. Evans (Obituary)
- ↑ “Who was Who 1897-1990” London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ Evans, Henry St. John Tomlinson (1945). The Church in Southern Rhodesia. Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.
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| Preceded by Theodore Gibson |
Bishop of St John's 1951 – 1956 |
Succeeded by James Schuster |
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