Mowbray Stephen O'Rorke (21 May 1869 – 15 March 1953) was an Anglican bishop in Africa in the first quarter of the 20th century.[1][2][3]
Ordained ministry
editO'Rorke was ordained Deacon in 1902 and Priest in 1903.[4] He served curacies at St Paul's, Jarrow, St Margaret's, Durham, and St Oswald's, Durham. He then moved to Australia and became Priest in charge of St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton, Queensland.[citation needed]
In 1911 he was elevated to the episcopate as the second Bishop of Accra.[5] Resigning in 1924, he was Rector of Blakeney, Norfolk, Guardian of the Shrine at Our Lady of Walsingham,[6] and then Chaplain at King's College, Taunton until his retirement in 1939.[citation needed]
Personal life
editO'Rorke was born on 21 May 1869,[7] in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England to William Joseph O'Rorke (1835-1924) and Annie Elizabeth née Wilson (1840-1912). He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[8]
He had a sister, Annie Elizabeth (1874-1962), and four brothers, including:
- The Rev Benjamin Garniss O'Rorke MA DSO (1875-1918), army chaplain and prisoner of war[9]
- Lt Col Frederick Charles O'Rorke (1879-1976), who served with the Army Veterinary Corps on the Western Front, 1914 - 1919
References
edit- ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]
- ^ History of Adisadel College
- ^ Pobee, John S (2009). The Anglican Story in Ghana: From Mission Beginnings to Province of Ghana. Ghana: Amazana Ltd. pp. 147–156. ISBN 9789988037802. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ Durham Diocesan Records: Ordination papers
- ^ Malden, Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 4.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
- ^ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ "Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes" London, Kelly's 1913
- ^ "Benjamin Garniss O'Rorke". Nottingham County Council roll of honour. Retrieved 26 July 2015.