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CodeDS/UK/5332
NameWright; George William (1873-1956); British Anglican bishop in Africa
Dates1873-1956
GenderMale
BiographyAfter a curacy at Christ Church, Derby he went as a CMS missionary to Mombasa where he remained in various capacities until 1921 when he returned to England as Vicar of Boulton. In 1923 he was consecrated Bishop of Sierra Leone[3] and in 1936 of North Africa. He was Vicar of Templecombe from 1942 to 1951 and an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. He died on 11 August 1956.

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