James Nash (bishop)

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James Okey Nash[1] (1862–1943) was the Anglican Coadjutor Bishop of Cape Town from 1917 until 1930.[2]

Nash was educated at King William's College, Isle of Man; Hertford College, Oxford and Ripon College Cuddesdon.[3] He was ordained in 1888.[4] After a curacy at St Andrews, Bethnal Green[5] he was at Pusey House, Oxford from 1889 to 1892. He was one of original members of the Community of the Resurrection, Mirfield. He was Vicar of Radley from 1895[6] to 1898. He emigrated to South Africa in 1902 to be Chaplain to the Bishop of Pretoria; and after that was Headmaster of St. John's College, Johannesburg[7] from 1906 to 1917.

He died on 7 April 1943.[8]

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  1. ^ NPG details
  2. ^ ‘NASH, Rt Rev. James Okey’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 28 Oct 2015
  3. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  4. ^ Ordinations, London. The Times (London), Monday, May 28, 1888; pg. 9; Issue 32397
  5. ^ National Archives
  6. ^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 11, 1895; pg. 11; Issue 34521
  7. ^ Wills and bequests The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jun 06, 1912; pg. 11; Issue 39918
  8. ^ Obituary. The Times (London, England), Friday, Apr 09, 1943; pg. 7; Issue 49516.