John Maund (bishop)
The Rt Rev John Arthur Arrowsmith Maund (1909–1998) was the inaugural Bishop of Lesotho from 1950 until 1976.[1]
Personal life
Maund was born in 19 October 1909 in Worcester to Arthur Arrowsmith Maund,[2] he died in 1998 in Malvern, Worcestershire.[3][4] He was educated at Leeds University[5] and, after a period of study at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield, was ordained in 1934.
Clerical career
His first post was as a Curate at All Saints and St Laurence, Evesham[6] after which he emigrated to South Africa to work at the Pretoria Native Mission. When World War II came he served as a Chaplain to the Forces and was mentioned in despatches. After peace returned he was at the Lady Selborne Pretoria before his elevation to the Episcopate.[7][8]
In retirement he continued to serve the church as an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ↑ 1911 England Census at WebCite (archived 2011)
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- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Church web-site
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External links
- Portraits of John Arthur Arrowsmith Maund at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- University of the Witwatersrand
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