Piers Calverley Claughton
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Piers Calverley Claughton (8 June 1814 – 11 August 1884) was a Bishop
in the Anglican church.
He was Archdeacon of London
and Assistant Bishop of London. Chaplain
-General of Her Majesty's Forces, First Bishop of St Helena 1859 - 1861 and Bishop of Colombo
1862-1871.
A memorial was placed in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, London in 1885.
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 Anglican church.
He was Archdeacon of London
Archdeacon of London
The Archdeacon of London is an archdiaconal post in the Church of England. It covers one of two archdeaconries within the London and Westminster episcopal area of the Diocese of London - that episcopal area's bishop is the Bishop of London.-List:*William de Beaumais, 12th century *William of...
and Assistant Bishop of London. Chaplain
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
-General of Her Majesty's Forces, First Bishop of St Helena 1859 - 1861 and Bishop of Colombo
Bishop of Colombo
The Anglican Bishop of Colombo is the bishop of the Diocese of Colombo, a diocese in the Church of Ceylon which is part of the Anglican Communion.- List:#James Chapman D.D. 1845-1861...
1862-1871.
A memorial was placed in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, London in 1885.