Norman MacLeod Lang DD

Doctor of Divinity

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 (1875–1956) was the third Suffragan Bishop of Leicester

Bishop of Leicester

The Bishop of Leicester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Leicester in the Province of Canterbury.The first bishops of Leicester were originally prelates who administered an Anglo-Saxon diocese between the 7th and 9th centuries...

 from 1913 until 1927.

He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church, Oxford

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, and after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon

Ripon College Cuddesdon

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, ordained in 1899. His first post was as a Minor Canon at Bloemfontein Cathedral. Returning to England he was Vicar

Vicar

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 of St Martin’s, Leicester

Leicester

Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...

 before his elevation to the Episcopate. After this he was Archdeacon

Archdeacon

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 of Oakham

Oakham

-Oakham's horseshoes:Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe...

 and finally Assistant Bishop

Assistant Bishop

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 of Peterborough until his retirement in 1945. His brother was Cosmo Lang

Cosmo Lang

William Cosmo Gordon Lang, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth GCVO PC was an Anglican prelate who served as Archbishop of York and Archbishop of Canterbury . His rapid elevation to Archbishop of York, within 18 years of his ordination, is unprecedented in modern Church of England history...

, Archbishop of York

Archbishop of York

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 and then Canterbury

Archbishop of Canterbury

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