Victor George Shearburn
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The Rt Rev
Victor George Shearburn (28 October 1900 - 3 December 1975) was an eminent Anglican clergyman in the middle third of the 20th century.
He was educated at Felsted
and Hertford College, Oxford
. Ordained in 1924 he held curacies
at All Souls, Clapton Park and St Barnabas, Pimlico
before becoming a member of the Community of the Resurrection
. In 1955 he became Bishop of Rangoon
, a post he held for 11 years.
Right Reverend
The Right Reverend is a style applied to certain religious figures.*In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain it applies to bishops except that The Most Reverend is used for archbishops .*In some churches with a...
Victor George Shearburn (28 October 1900 - 3 December 1975) was an eminent Anglican clergyman in the middle third of the 20th century.
He was educated at Felsted
Felsted School
Felsted School, an English co-educational day and boarding independent school, situated in Felsted, Essex. It is in the British Public School tradition, and was founded in 1564 by Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich who, as Lord Chancellor and Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations, acquired...
and Hertford College, Oxford
Hertford College, Oxford
Hertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is located in Catte Street, directly opposite the main entrance of the original Bodleian Library. As of 2006, the college had a financial endowment of £52m. There are 612 students , plus various visiting...
. Ordained in 1924 he held curacies
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...
at All Souls, Clapton Park and St Barnabas, Pimlico
Pimlico
Pimlico is a small area of central London in the City of Westminster. Like Belgravia, to which it was built as a southern extension, Pimlico is known for its grand garden squares and impressive Regency architecture....
before becoming a member of the Community of the Resurrection
Community of the Resurrection
The Community of the Resurrection is an Anglican religious community for men. It was founded in 1892 by Charles Gore with Walter Howard Frere and four others....
. In 1955 he became Bishop of Rangoon
Bishop of Rangoon
The Lord Bishop of Rangoon was the Anglican bishop responsible for the diocese of Rangoon in the province of Calcutta from 1877 to 1970. Beforehand British Burma, then part of the Indian Empire, had come under the guidance of the Bishop of Calcutta, Metropolitan of India...
, a post he held for 11 years.