| The Right Reverend Wilmot Lushington Vyvyan | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Zululznd | |
 Bishop W.L. Vyvyan | |
| Church | Anglican |
| Province | Southern Africa |
| Diocese | Zululand |
| Elected | 1903 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1861-08-12)12 August 1861 Dorchester, Dorset |
| Died | 26 August 1937(1937-08-26) (aged 76) Grahamstown, South Africa |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Charterhouse |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Signature |  |
The Rt Rev Wilmot Lushington Vyvyan (12 August 1861 – 26 August 1937) was an Anglican Bishop in the mid-20th century.
Background
Born into a noble family on 12 August 1861, Wilmot Vyvyan was educated at Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge, from where he graduated in 1883.
Career
Ordained in 1888, he was curate at the Charterhouse Mission, St Hugh's, Southwark, becoming its priest in charge from 1892 until 1901, when he emigrated to South Africa. Here he was mission priest at Isandhlwana before elevation to the episcopate as the fourth bishop of Zululand in January 1903, a post he was to hold for 26 years. He died on 26 August 1937.
References
- "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 19 August 2020. Births Sep 1861 Vyvyan Wilmot Lushington Dorchester 5a 336
- "Former bishop: Cornishman's death in South Africa". Western Morning News. British Newspaper Archive. 27 August 1937. p. 5 col.5. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "Vyvyan, Wilmot Lushington (VVN880WL)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- Foster 1871, p. 107.
- "Vyvyan, Wilmot Lushington". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U218602. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory. London: Hamilton & Co. 1889.
- Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1701.
- Hewison 1989, p. 387.
- Wills 2006, p. 374.
- "Bishop Vyvyan Long Service in Zululand". The Times. No. 47775. London. 28 August 1937. col C, p. 12.
Bibliography
- Foster, Joseph (1871). The pedigree of Wilson of High Wray & Kendal, and the families connected with them.
- Hewison, Hope Hay (1989). Hedge of Wild Almonds: South Africa, the Pro-Boers & the Quaker Conscience, 1890-1910. James Currey Publishers. ISBN 978-0-85255-031-1.
- Lee, Albert William (1930). Charles Johnson of Zululand. London.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Wills, Walter H. (2006). The Anglo-African Who's Who and Biographical Sketchbook, 1907. Jeppestown Press. ISBN 978-0-9553936-3-1.
- Butler, Guy (2000). The prophetic nun: Sister Margaret CR, Sister Pauline CR, Sister Dorothy Raphael CSMV. Random House. ISBN 978-0-9584195-4-3.
- Jones, Timothy Willem (2011). "The Missionaries' Position: Polygamy and Divorce in the Anglican Communion, 1888-1988". Journal of Religious History. 35 (3): 393–408. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9809.2011.01077.x. ISSN 0022-4227.
External links
- Portraits of Wilmot Lushington Vyvyan at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Genealogical web-site
- Rootsweb
- University of the Witwatersrand
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| Preceded byWilliam Marlborough Carter | Bishop of Zululand 1903–1929 |
Succeeded byCharles Arthur William Aylen |
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