The Rt Rev Mowbray Stephen O'Rorke, DD [1] (21 May 1869 - 15 March 1953) was an Anglican bishop in Africa in the first quarter of the 20th century. [2] [3] [4]
The Rt Rev Mowbray Stephen O'Rorke, DD [1] (21 May 1869 - 15 March 1953) was an Anglican bishop in Africa in the first quarter of the 20th century. [2] [3] [4]
O'Rorke was ordained Deacon in 1902 and Priest in 1903. [5] He served curacies at St Paul's, Jarrow, St Margaret's, Durham, and St Oswald's, Durham. He then moved to Australia and became Priest in charge of St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton, Queensland.
In 1911 he was elevated to the Episcopate as the second Bishop of Accra. [6] Resigning in 1924, he was Rector of Blakeney, Norfolk, Guardian of the Shrine at Our Lady of Walsingham, [7] and then Chaplain at King's College, Taunton until his retirement in 1939.
O'Rorke was born on 21 May 1869, [8] in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England to William Joseph O'Rorke (1835-1924) and Annie Elizabeth née Wilson (1840-1912). He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. [9]
He had a sister, Annie Elizabeth (1874-1962), and four brothers, including:
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| Preceded by Nathaniel Temple Hamlyn | Bishop of Accra 1913 – 1924 | Succeeded by John Orfeur Aglionby |