Lewis Evans (bishop)
The Rt Rev Edward Lewis Evans (1904–1996) was Bishop of Barbados from 1960 until 1971.[1]
He was born in 1904 and educated at Tonbridge School.[2] He was ordained in 1938 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St Mary's, Prittlewell followed by the post of Warden of St Peter's Theological College, Jamaica. He was successively Rector of Kingston Parish Church, Archdeacon of Surrey and then Bishop Suffragan of Kingston[3] before his translation to Barbados.[4] A noted author,[5] he died on 30 December 1996.
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76. London: Oxford University Press, 1976. ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ Ecclesiastical News Consecration Of Bishop Of Kingston, Jamaica The Times Saturday, 6 April 1957; pg. 8; Issue 53809; col D
- ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]
- ^ Amongst others he wrote "A History of the Diocese of Jamaica" (1977) and "Legends of West Indian Saints" (1984) > British Library web site accessed 19:48 GMT Thursday 6 May 2010
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