Edwyn Hoskyns
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Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Baronet (22 May 1851 – 2 December 1925) was a Bishop
in the Church of England
.
, and father of Sir Edwyn Clement Hoskyns, 13th Baronet (1884–1937). He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College
, and then Jesus College, Cambridge
.
in 1875 and was assistant curate at Welwyn in Hertfordshire 1875 - 1879 and Quebec Chapel, London 1879 - 1881 to Canon F. J. Holland.
He was Vicar of St. Clement, Notting Hill from 1880 to 1886, Rector of St Dunstan's, Stepney
from 1886 to 1895, Vicar of Bolton Parish Church from 1895 to 1901. Appointed Suffragan Bishop of Burnley
in 1901, he was made Bishop of Southwell in 1904. Woodcock was offered but turned down the position of Archbishop of Cape Town
in 1908; he remained bishop of Southwell until his death in 1925
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 Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
.
Early life
Edwyn Hoskyns was fourth son of Canon Sir John Leigh Hoskyns, 9th BaronetHoskyns Baronets
The Hoskyns Baronetcy, of Harewood in the County of Hereford, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 18 December 1676 for Bennet Hoskyns, Member of Parliament for Wendover, Hereford and Herefordshire. He was the son of the poet, lawyer and politician John Hoskins...
, and father of Sir Edwyn Clement Hoskyns, 13th Baronet (1884–1937). He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College
Haileybury and Imperial Service College
Haileybury and Imperial Service College, , is a prestigious British independent school founded in 1862. The school is located at Hertford Heath, near Hertford, from central London, on of parkland occupied until 1858 by the East India College...
, and then 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...
.
Career
He was ordained priest in the Church of EnglandChurch of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
in 1875 and was assistant curate at Welwyn in Hertfordshire 1875 - 1879 and Quebec Chapel, London 1879 - 1881 to Canon F. J. Holland.
He was Vicar of St. Clement, Notting Hill from 1880 to 1886, Rector of St Dunstan's, Stepney
St Dunstan's, Stepney
St Dunstan's, Stepney is an Anglican Church which stands on a site which has been used for Christian worship for over a thousand years. It is located in Stepney High Street, in Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.-History:...
from 1886 to 1895, Vicar of Bolton Parish Church from 1895 to 1901. Appointed Suffragan Bishop of Burnley
Bishop of Burnley
The Bishop of Burnley is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn, in the Province of York, England.The title takes its name after the town of Burnley in Lancashire...
in 1901, he was made Bishop of Southwell in 1904. Woodcock was offered but turned down the position of Archbishop of Cape Town
Archbishop of Cape Town
The Archbishop of Cape Town is the Primate / Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.The current Archbishop is the Most Reverend Thabo MakgobaRobert Gray was the first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town.-List of Bishops and Archbishops:...
in 1908; he remained bishop of Southwell until his death in 1925
External links
- Papers housed within The National Archives