Thomas Garrett (bishop)

The Right Reverend Thomas Garrett
Bishop in Tirunelveli
Church	Church of South India
Diocese	Tirunelveli
In office	1971–1974
Predecessor	Augustine Jebaraj
Successor	Daniel Abraham
Other post(s)	Assistant Bishop of Leicester (1975–1980)
Orders
Ordination	1937 (deacon); 1938 (priest) by  Arthur Winnington-Ingram
Consecration	1971
Personal details
Died	(1980-04-10)10 April 1980 Hallaton, Leicestershire, England
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	Christ's College, Cambridge

Thomas Samuel Garrett (died 10 April 1980) ^[1] was an Anglican bishop in the Church of South India: ^[2] he was the Bishop in Tirunelveli from 1971 to 1974. ^[3]

Garrett attended Christ's College, Cambridge and trained for the ministry at Ridley Hall. ^[1] He was made deacon in Advent 1937 (19 December) ^[4] and ordained priest the following Advent (18 December 1938) — both times by Arthur Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London, at St Paul's Cathedral. ^[5] He then served his title (curacy) at St Mary, Stoke Newington. He spent 34 years serving with the Church Mission Society; a theological educator, he was Vice-Principal of Tirumaraiyur, 1946–1963. He was also an academic in western Africa, holding a lectureship at the University of Nigeria. ^[1]

Resigning his See in 1974, he returned to England to serve as Rector of Hallaton, Assistant Bishop of Leicester (from 1975) and an honorary canon of the cathedral. ^[1]

References

1. "in memoriam: Bishop T. S. Garrett" . Church Times . No. 6114. 18 April 1980. p. 4. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 22 January 2025– via UK Press Online archives.
2. University of Durham
3. CSI Tirunelveli
4. "Advent Ordinations" . Church Times . No. 3909. 23 December 1937. p. 727. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 22 January 2025– via UK Press Online archives.
5. "Advent Ordinations" . Church Times . No. 3961. 23 December 1938. p. 711. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 22 January 2025– via UK Press Online archives.