Cyril Easthaugh
Cyril Easthaugh MC[1] was an Anglican bishop who served two decade-long periods, firstly in Kensington and latterly Peterborough.
An opponent of union with the Methodist Church,[2] he was born on 22 December 1897. Commissioned into the South Staffordshire Regiment during the Great War, he served with distinction, winning the Military Cross in 1917.[3] He was ordained priest in 1930 and was chaplain at Cuddesdon until 1934; and then vice-principal until 1935. He was then vicar of St John the Divine's Kennington[4] for fourteen years before his ordination to the episcopate as the Bishop of Kensington. In 1961 he became the Bishop of Peterborough until his retirement in 1971.[5] For a further decade he continued as chairman of the Christian Evidence Society.[6] He died on 16 December 1988 leaving a widow, Lady Laura Mary Easthaugh (née Palmer) 3rd daughter of the Earl of Selborne.[7]
References
- ^ The family changed the spelling by adding an h in 1883 (“Who was Who 1987-1990”: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X)
- ^ "Opponents of church unity gather their forces" (News) By Basil Gingell Religious Affairs Correspondent. The Times, 23 June 1971, p. 4.
- ^ Mentioned in biography of Malcolm Muggeridge
- ^ Details of parish
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76, London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ Society History
- ^ Marriage details
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| Preceded by Henry Colville Montgomery Campbell |
Bishop of Kensington 1949 – 1961 |
Succeeded by Edwards James Keymer Roberts |
| Preceded by Robert Stopford |
Bishop of Peterborough 1961 – 1972 |
Succeeded by Douglas Russell Feaver |
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