Thomas Garrett (bishop)

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Thomas Garrett
Bishop in Tirunelveli
Church Church of South India
Diocese Tirunelveli
In office19711974
Predecessor Augustine Jebaraj
Successor Daniel Abraham
Other post(s) Assistant Bishop of Leicester (19751980)
Orders
Ordination1937 (deacon); 1938 (priest)
by  Arthur Winnington-Ingram
Consecration1971
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, aged 67) [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, 19461963. 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.