Thomas Birley
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Thomas Howard Birley[1] (11 December 1865[2] – 1949) was Anglican Bishop of Zanzibar[3] from 1925[4] until 1943. He was educated at Radley[5] and Christ Church, Oxford[6] and ordained in 1889[7] after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon. He was Curate of St Saviour, Roath then Vicar of St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford.[8] He was at the UMCA Mission at Korogwe from 1908 to 1911 and Archdeacon of Zigualand until 1925. He returned to England and became Chaplain to the St Giles Homes and Community of Sacred Passion at East Hanningfield. He died on 31 March 1949.[9]
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- ^ NPG details
- ^ Genes 2
- ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]
- ^ News in Brief The Times (London, England), Friday, Mar 20, 1925; pg. 14; Issue 43915
- ^ ‘BIRLEY, Rt Rev. Thomas Howard’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 2 Aug 2012
- ^ University Intelligence The Times (London, England), Friday, Dec 09, 1887; pg. 10; Issue 32251
- ^ Ordinations The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 24, 1889; pg. 6; Issue 32890
- ^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 06, 1896; pg. 7; Issue 35041
- ^ Bishop T. H. Birley The Times(London, England), Saturday, Apr 02, 1949; pg. 6; Issue 51346