Wilmot Lushington Vyvyan
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Wilmot Lushington Vyvyan (12 August 1861 – 26 August 1937) was an Anglican Bishop
in the mid-20th century..
Born into a noble family on 12 August 1861, Wilmot Vyvyan was educated at Charterhouse
and Trinity College, Cambridge
. Ordained in 1888, he was curate
at the Charterhouse Mission, St Hugh’s, Southwark
, becoming its Priest in charge
from 1892 until 1901, when he emigrated to South Africa
. Here he was Mission Priest
at Isandhlwana before elevation to the Episcopate as the fourth Bishop of Zululand
in 1903, a post he was to hold for 26 years. He died on 26 August 1937.
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...
Wilmot Lushington Vyvyan (12 August 1861 – 26 August 1937) was an 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 mid-20th century..
Born into a noble family on 12 August 1861, Wilmot Vyvyan was educated at Charterhouse
Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. Ordained in 1888, 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...
at the Charterhouse Mission, St Hugh’s, Southwark
Southwark
Southwark is a district of south London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Southwark. Situated east of Charing Cross, it forms one of the oldest parts of London and fronts the River Thames to the north...
, becoming its Priest in charge
Priest in charge
A priest in charge or priest-in-charge is a priest in charge of a parish who does not receive the temporalities of the parish. He or she is not legally responsible for the churches and glebe, simply holds a licence rather than freehold and is not appointed by advowson.The appointment of priests in...
from 1892 until 1901, when he emigrated to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Here he was Mission Priest
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
at Isandhlwana before elevation to the Episcopate as the fourth Bishop of Zululand
Anglican Diocese of Zululand
The Anglican Diocese of Zululand covers the part of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal around Utrecht, a small town in the foothills of the Balele Mountains in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa...
in 1903, a post he was to hold for 26 years. He died on 26 August 1937.