Herbert Tugwell
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The Rt Rev Herbert Tugwell, DD
was a Colonial
Anglican Bishop
in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Tugwell was born in Salisbury
, educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
and ordained in 1881.
He was Curate
of St Mary, Petworth
and then a Church Mission Society
(CMS) missionary in Lagos
.
In 1894 Tugwell was elevated to the Episcopate as Bishop of Western Equatorial Africa.
The CMS decided to create two assistant bishops to help with the workload of the large diocese and to assuage African opinion. James Johnson
, although the most prominent clergyman in the colony, was considered unsafe. Instead the more conservative Charles Phillips
of Ondo
was appointed, along with Isaac Oluwole
, a former principal of the CMS Grammar School, Lagos
.
When the Western Equatorial Africa diocese was split in 1919, Tugwell became the inaugural Bishop on the Niger
. He died on 22 July 1936.
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
was a Colonial
Colony
In politics and history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a state. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies. Some colonies were historically countries, while others were territories without definite statehood from their inception....
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 late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Tugwell was born in Salisbury
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
, educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
and ordained in 1881.
He was Curate
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...
of St Mary, Petworth
Petworth
Petworth is a small town and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the junction of the A272 east-west road from Heathfield to Winchester and the A283 Milford to Shoreham-by-Sea road. Some twelve miles to the south west of Petworth along the A285 road...
and then a Church Mission Society
Church Mission Society
The Church Mission Society, also known as the Church Missionary Society, is a group of evangelistic societies working with the Anglican Communion and Protestant Christians around the world...
(CMS) missionary in Lagos
Lagos Colony
Lagos Colony was a British colonial possession centered on the port of Lagos in what is now southern Nigeria. Lagos was annexed on 6 August 1861 and declared a colony on 5 March 1862....
.
In 1894 Tugwell was elevated to the Episcopate as Bishop of Western Equatorial Africa.
The CMS decided to create two assistant bishops to help with the workload of the large diocese and to assuage African opinion. James Johnson
James Johnson (Reverend)
James 'Holy' Johnson was a prominent clergyman and one of the first African members of Nigeria's Legislative Council.-Early Life:James Johnson was born in Sierra Leone in 1836 to liberated African parents of Yoruba origin....
, although the most prominent clergyman in the colony, was considered unsafe. Instead the more conservative Charles Phillips
Charles Phillips (bishop)
Charles Phillips was a member of the Church Mission Society based in the Lagos Colony who became Bishop of Ondo.-Early career:Charles Phillips was the son of a former Egba slave also called Charles Phillips who returned from Sierra Leone to work as a catechist at Ijaye.Phillips gained his...
of Ondo
Ondo City
Ondo City is the largest city in Ondo State, Nigeria. It has a population of 275,917.Local industries include food processing and cocoa manufacture....
was appointed, along with Isaac Oluwole
Isaac Oluwole
Isaac Oluwole was a Nigerian bishop of Sierra Leonean and Egba heritage. He was one of the most prominent emigrants from Sierra Leone resident in Lagos during the second half of the nineteenth century. From 1879-1893, he was the principal of the CMS Grammar School, Lagos and was later ordained a...
, a former principal of the CMS Grammar School, Lagos
CMS Grammar School, Lagos
The CMS Grammar School in the Bariga district of Lagos is the oldest secondary school in Nigeria, founded on 6 June 1859 by the Church Missionary Society...
.
When the Western Equatorial Africa diocese was split in 1919, Tugwell became the inaugural Bishop on the Niger
Bishop on the Niger
The Bishop on the Niger is the Ordinary of a Diocese within Province Two of the Church of Nigeria....
. He died on 22 July 1936.