Angus Campbell MacInnes
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The Rt Rev Angus Campbell MacInnes CMG
(18 April 1901 – 29 April 1977) was an Anglican Bishop
in the third quarter of the twentieth century.
Angus Campbell MacInnes was born into a distinguished ecclesiastical family: his father, Rennie MacInnes
, would be Bishop
of Jerusalem from 1914 to 1931. He was educated at Harrow
and Trinity College, Cambridge
. After a curacy
at St Mary Magdalene, Peckham
, until 1927, he spent 23 years in the Middle East
. He ended this part of his career as Archdeacon
for Palestine
, Syria
and Trans-Jordan, succeeding Malcolm L. Maxwell in 1946, before returning to England
. Between 1950 and 1953 he was then successively Vicar
of St Michael’s, St Albans
, Rural Dean
of the area and Bishop of Bedford
(1953–1957) before returning to Israel
to be Archbishop of Jerusalem
and then Metropolitan
of the Province
. A Sub-Prelate
of the Order of St John of Jerusalem
, he died on 29 April 1977.
Order of St Michael and St George
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(18 April 1901 – 29 April 1977) was an Anglican Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
in the third quarter of the twentieth century.
Angus Campbell MacInnes was born into a distinguished ecclesiastical family: his father, Rennie MacInnes
Rennie MacInnes
The Rt Rev Rennie MacInnes was a Bishop in the Anglican Church in the first third of the twentieth century.-Biography:MacInnes was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1897...
, would be Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Jerusalem from 1914 to 1931. He was educated at Harrow
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
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. After a curacy
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
at St Mary Magdalene, Peckham
Peckham
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, until 1927, he spent 23 years in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. He ended this part of his career as Archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
for Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
, Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
and Trans-Jordan, succeeding Malcolm L. Maxwell in 1946, before returning to England
England
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. Between 1950 and 1953 he was then successively Vicar
Vicar
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of St Michael’s, St Albans
St Albans
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, Rural Dean
Rural Dean
In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery .-Origins and usage:...
of the area and Bishop of Bedford
Bishop of Bedford
The Bishop of Bedford is an episcopal title used by a Church of England suffragan bishop who, under the direction of the Diocesan Bishop of St Albans, oversees 150 parishes in Luton and Bedfordshire....
(1953–1957) before returning to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
to be Archbishop of Jerusalem
Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem
The Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem is the bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem, which is a part of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and The Middle East, and based at St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem. The Diocese of Jerusalem covers Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon...
and then Metropolitan
Metropolitan bishop
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of the Province
Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East is a province of the Anglican Communion stretching from Iran in the east to Algeria in the west, and Cyprus in the north to Somalia in the south. It is the largest and the most diverse Anglican province. The church is headed by a President...
. A Sub-Prelate
Prelate
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of the Order of St John of Jerusalem
Venerable Order of Saint John
The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
, he died on 29 April 1977.
Work
- Angus Campbell MacInnes, "The Arab refugee problem", in: Journal of The Royal Central Asian Society; vol. 36, issue 2 (April 1949), pp. 178–188.