Alan Knight (bishop)
Alan John Knight CMG (also rendered inaccurately as John Alan Knight; 1904 – 29 November 1979) was a long serving Bishop of Guyana from 1937 until his death; and for much of that time Archbishop of the West Indies.[1]
Background
[edit]He was educated at Owens School[2] and Cambridge University and ordained in 1926.[3] He was chaplain at University College School and then curate at St James', Enfield Highway[4] after which he was Headmaster of Adisadel College.[5] In 1937, he was appointed to the episcopate; he was consecrated a bishop on St Peter's Day 1937 (29 June), by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral.[6] A Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and prominent Freemason,[7] he died in post on 29 November 1979,[8] having become a Doctor of Divinity (DD).
References
[edit]- ^ "Bishop George will be remembered for touching the lives of members of his congregation in positive ways", Stabroeknews.com. Accessed 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7 [1]
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ "Church history". Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ College web-site Archived 24 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "St Paul's Cathedral. Consecration of Three Bishops". Church Times. No. 3884. 2 July 1937. p. 5. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ DGLoJ Archived 31 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Obituary A. J. Knight Archbishop of West Indies The Times Monday, 3 December 1979; pg. 14; Issue 60490; col H
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