Alan Gibson (bishop)

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Alan George Sumner Gibson was Coadjutor Bishop of Cape Town from 1894 [1] to 1906.

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Early life

He was born in 1856 to William Gibson (1804–1862), Rector of Fawley, [2] and Louisanna Sumner (1817-1899), daughter of Charles Sumner, Bishop of Winchester. He was educated at Haileybury and Corpus Christi College, Oxford and ordained in 1881. [3]

Clerical career

He was vice-principal of St Paul Burgh Missionary College [4] then curate of Croft, Lincolnshire. He was the incumbent of Umtata Pro-Cathedral from 1882 to 1884; Missionary at Dalindyebo from 1884 to 1893; Canon of Umtata from 1885 to 1894; Archdeacon of Kokstad from 1886 to 1891; 91; Diocesan Secretary from 1892 to 1894; rector of Claremont from 1894 to 1897; and Canon of St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town from 1895 to 1906. [5]

Works

Gibson was a prolific author; amongst others he wrote: [6]

Gibson died on 20 October 1922. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Coadjutor Bishop Of Cape Town" . No. 5042. Southampton. 6 October 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 2015-10-16– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "rev-william-gibson.co.uk – the genealogy associated with Reverend William Gibson 1804-1862". Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  3. ↑ "Ordination At Lincoln" . Nottinghamshire Guardian. No. 1882. 17 June 1881. p. 6 col B. Retrieved 2015-10-16– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Burgh Le Marsh". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  5. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p546: London, Horace Cox, 1908
  6. ↑ British Library web site accessed 12:48 GMT Sunday 19 January 2014
  7. ↑ Bishop Alan Gibson The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Oct 25, 1922; pg. 14; Issue 43171
  8. ↑ "Death Of Bishop Alan Gibson. Brother Of The Bishop Gloucester The Right Rev Alan George Sumner Gibson" . Gloucester Journal. 28 October 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 2015-10-16– via British Newspaper Archive.


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