John Hill (bishop)

The Rt Rev John Charles Hill was the inaugural Suffragan Bishop of Hulme from 1924 until 1930.

He was born on 22 May 1862 [1] and educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] After curacies in Kensington [3] and Rotherham he was Rector of Halesowen [4] then Rural Dean of Bury [5] before his elevation to the Episcopate.[6] He died on 29 March 1943.[7]

Notes

  1. Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0713635142)
  2. "Hill, John Charles (HL881JC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  4. The Times, Wednesday, May 17, 1893; pg. 5; Issue 33953; col E Ecclesiastical Intelligence
  5. The Times, Friday, Feb 26, 1909; pg. 11; Issue 38893; col D Ecclesiastical Intelligence
  6. Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times Monday, Oct 22, 1923; pg. 15; Issue 43478; col D
  7. The Times, Mar 31, 1943; pg. 7; Issue 49508; col D Obituary The Rt Rev Dr J.C. Hill

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Church of England titles
Preceded by
Inaugural appointment
Bishop of Hulme
1924 1930
Succeeded by
Thomas Sherwood Jones


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