John Macmillan

For other people with similar names, see John McMillan (disambiguation).

John Victor Macmillan OBE DD[1] (1877–1956[2]) was the fifth Bishop of Dover in the modern era[3][4] who was later translated to Guildford.[5]

Born into a publishing family[6] and educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford, he began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Farnham and was successively Resident Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, a Chaplain to the Forces during World War I, Vicar of Kew and then Archdeacon of Maidstone before his elevation to the episcopate.

References

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  2. Obituary- The Right Rev. J. V. Macmillan The Times Thursday, 16 Aug 1956; pg. 11; Issue 53611; col E
  3. The Guildford Diocese Bishop Of Dover Appointed The Times Thursday, 4 Oct 1934; pg. 12; Issue 46876; col F
  4. ”Who was Who 1897-1990” London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  5. Window on Woking
  6. The Baxter Bible
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Harold Bilbrough
Bishop of Dover
1927 1934
Succeeded by
Alfred Rose
Preceded by
John Greig
Bishop of Guildford
1934 1949
Succeeded by
Henry Montgomery Campbell
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