The Rt Rev. Donald Rowland Knowles OBE (14 July 1898 - 26 September 1977 was an Anglican bishop[1] and the first Bahamian-born Archdeacon in the Bahamas.
Early life
editKnowles was born on Long Island, Bahamas on 14 July 1898[2] and educated at Hatfield College, Durham[3] and ordained in 1923.
Career
editHe began his career as a Curate on Andros Island after which he was Priest in Charge on Acklins Island, then Rector of St. Matthews Church, Nassau.
Later he was Archdeacon of the Bahamas and, in 1953, he was ordained to the episcopate as Bishop of Antigua,[4] a post he held for 16 years.[5]
Death
editKnowles died on 26 September 1977, aged 79.
References
edit- ^ "worldcaribbean link". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ Bahamas DNA project Archived 2009-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ The Times, 3 February 1953; pg. 10; Issue 52536; col G Ecclesiastical News Consecration of the Bishop of Antigua
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 (86th issue) London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
 | This article about a member of the Christian clergy is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Bahamian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |