Cecil Wilson was the third missionary Anglican Bishop of Melanesia from 1894 to 1911 and, subsequently, the second Bishop of Bunbury

Bishop of Bunbury (Anglican)

The Bishop of Bunbury is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Bunbury.One holder was Cecil Wilson , from 1918 to 1937. Its present holder is the Right Reverend David McCall....

 from 1918 to 1937. Educated at Tonbridge School

Tonbridge School

Tonbridge School is a British boys' independent school for both boarding and day pupils in Tonbridge, Kent, founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judd . It is a member of the Eton Group, and has close links with the Worshipful Company of Skinners, one of the oldest London livery companies...

, Wilson became an 1882 graduate of Jesus College, Cambridge

Jesus College, Cambridge

Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...

, Wilson served parishes in England before his consecration. He launched the fifth Southern Cross (ship)

Southern Cross (ship)

Southern Cross has been the name of a succession of ships serving the Melanesian Mission of the Anglican Church and the Church of the Province of Melanesia. She succeeded the Undine, a 21-ton schooner built at Auckland and in service from 1849 to 1857...

 in 1903 and advocated for the movement of the centre of Anglican life in Melanesia to the Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...

 from Norfolk Island

Norfolk Island

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Wilson is listed in the Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Melanesia)

Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Melanesia)

The calendar of saints and commemorations in the Church of the Province of Melanesia is a continually developing list. Both old and new, universal and local saints and worthies are celebrated....

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External links

• Historical documents by Wilson from Project Canterbury
  Project Canterbury
  Project Canterbury is an online archive of material related to the history of Anglicanism. It was founded by Richard Mammana, Jr. in 1999, and is hosted by the non-profit Society of Archbishop Justus...
  
  
• Melanesian Mission Occasional Paper announcing Wilson's selection as Bishop, 1894.
• The Wake of the Southern Cross: Work and Adventures in the South Seas, by Cecil Wilson 1932.