Roger Wilson (bishop)
Roger Plumpton Wilson KCVO (3 August 1905 – 1 March 2002) was bishop of Wakefield[1][2] and later Chichester[3] in the mid 20th century.
Born into an ecclesiastical family,[4] he was educated at Winchester College and Keble College, Oxford, and ordained in 1936.[5] After curacies at St Paul’s, Princes Park, Liverpool, and St John's, Smith Square, he was vicar of South Shore, Blackpool, and archdeacon of Nottingham before his elevation to the episcopate.
He taught classics at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, South Africa for a period.[6]
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Wakefield 1949 – 1958 |
Succeeded by John Alexander Ramsbotham |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Chichester 1958 – 1974 |
Succeeded by Eric Waldram Kemp |
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- ↑ The Times, Tuesday, Apr 26, 1949; pg. 7; Issue 51365; col C Consecration of the Bishop of Wakefield
- ↑ Diocesan web site
- ↑ Bishop Of Chichester Nominated Choice Of Dr. R. P. Wilson The Times Tuesday, Nov 26, 1957; pg. 10; Issue 54008; col D
- ↑ His father was The Rev. Canon Clifford Plumpton Wilson > “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
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