Anglican Diocese of Singapore (1909)

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Diocese of Singapore was an Anglican diocese which covered the Straits Settlements, Peninsular Malaya, Siam, Java, Sumatra and adjacent islands. It was consecrated on 24 August 1909. Later the diocese was renamed Diocese of Singapore and Malaya on 6 February 1960. [1] It should not be confused with the current Diocese of Singapore, created in 1970 when the Diocese of Singapore and Malaya was separated into the Dioceses of Singapore and West Malaysia.

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Bishop

NameTermNotes
Charles James Ferguson-Davie 1909–1927
Basil Coleby Roberts 1927–1940
John Leonard Wilson 1941–1949
Henry Wolfe Baines 1949–1960

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References

  1. "Anglican Diocese of Singapore" . Retrieved 5 April 2019.