William Holbech (bishop)

The Rt Rev William Arthur Holbech (14 December 1850 – 7 March 1930) was an Anglican Bishop in the first half of the 20th century.^[1]

Biography

Born on 14 December 1850 and educated at Eton and Brasenose College, Oxford,^[2] he was ordained in 1874.^[3] Following a curacy at St Mark’s, Lakenham^[4] he emigrated to South Africa where he was a Mission Priest before promotion to be the Archdeacon of Kimberley and Rector of St Cyprian's Church (where he served through the Siege of Kimberley), then Dean of Bloemfontein.^[5] In 1905 he became Bishop of St Helena,^[6] a post he held until his death on 7 March 1930.

Notes

1. Diocese of St Helena
2. “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
3. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
4. Church photo
5. University of the Witwatersrand
6. The Times, Tuesday, 1 Aug 1905; pg. 8; Issue 37774; col B Ecclesiastical Intelligence