Reginald Courtenay DD (1813–1906)[1] was the Anglican Bishop of Jamaica from 1856 until 1879.[2]
Reginald Courtenay | |
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| Bishop of Jamaica | |
| In office 1872–1879 | |
| Archdeacon of Middlesex | |
| In office 1853-1856 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1813 |
| Died | 1906 (aged 92–93) |
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| Education | Hertford College, Oxford |
He was educated at Tonbridge School and Hertford College, Oxford[3] and ordained in 1841. He was Rector of Thornton Watlass from 1842 to 1853 when he became Archdeacon of Middlesex (Jamaica), a post he held until his 1856 consecration to the episcopate as coadjutor bishop (called Bishop of Kingston) of Jamaica.[4] He automatically succeeded as diocesan Bishop of Jamaica upon Aubrey Spencer's death, 24 February 1872.
Bibliography
edit- The Future States, their Nature and Evidences (1857)
- Account of the Church of England
- Three Pastoral Charges
References
edit- ^ The Times, Tuesday, Apr 17, 1906; pg. 4; Issue 37996; col E Obituary
- ^ History of Theological education in Jamaica
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ The Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
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