Alfred Charles Willis (3 February 1836 – 14 November 1920)[1] was an Anglican missionary[2] bishop[3] and author[4] in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[5]
The Right Reverend Alfred Charles Willis | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Honolulu | |
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| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Honolulu |
| In office | 1870–1902 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Nettleship Staley |
| Successor | Henry Bond Restarick |
| Other post(s) | Missionary Bishop in Tonga (1902–1920) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1860 |
| Consecration | 2 February 1872 by Archibald Campbell Tait |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1836 Braceborough, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 14 November 1920 (aged 84) Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Francis Willis & Henrietta Lowe |
| Spouse |
Emma Mary Simeon (m. 1883) |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford |
Biography
editBorn the son of a physician, he was educated at Uppingham and St John's College, Oxford,[6] and ordained deacon in 1859 and priest in 1860.[7] After a curacy in Strood, Kent,[8] he was the incumbent at St Mark, New Brompton[9] from 1863 until his appointment as the second bishop of Honolulu[10] in 1872.[11] He held this post for 30 years, until he retired to Tonga where he served as missionary bishop until his death.[12]
Willis was supportive of Liliʻuokalani, the last sovereign monarch of Hawaii, after her 1893 overthrow. Shortly after her release from house arrest in 1896, he baptised and confirmed the deposed queen.[13]
References
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- ^ Bishop Alfred Willis The Times (London, England), Thursday, 18 November 1920; pg. 14; Issue 42571
- ^ "Footsteps in the Sea: Christianity in Oceania to World War II" Garrett, J p178: Suva, Institute of Pacific Studies (University of the South Pacific), 1992 ISBN 9820200687
- ^ Project Canterbury
- ^ Amongst others he wrote "A Hawaiian Hymn Book", 1880; "The Hawaiian Prayer Book", 1883; and "The Unity of the Bible", 1916 > British Library web site accessed 18:59 GMT Monday 20 January 2014
- ^ National Bibliography, 1780–1900: 1881–1900
- ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1650.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p1566: London, Horace Cox, 1908
- ^ 'WILLIS, Rt. Rev. Alfred', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 20 Jan 2014
- ^ "NWKFHS". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Episcopal Hawaii". Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ Consecration of the Bishop Of Hawaii The Times (London, England), Saturday, 3 February 1872; pg. 11; Issue 27154
- ^ nupepa
- ^ "Join St. Andrew's – Ex-queen Liliuokalani Confirmed by Bishop Willis". Hawaiian Gazette, XXXI (40). 19 May 1896.
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