Edward Crowther

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Clarence Edward Crowther (known as Edward; 4 March 1929 – 26 June 2021) was the sixth

bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman who on appointment was its youngest bishop.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Bradford on 4 March 1929 he was educated at the University of Leeds, where he obtained a BA in 1950, LLB in 1952, and LLM in 1953 and at Cuddesdon College for one year (1955/56).[3][4]

Crowther taught criminal and constitutional law at Exeter College, Oxford, in 1952–55. He was ordained

diocesan bishop in 1965. Crowther was consecrated bishop in Cape Town on 14 November, and he was formally enthroned in St. Cyprian's Cathedral on 29 November 1965. Two years later he was expelled from the country for his opposition to apartheid. In 1970 he returned to California
as assistant bishop and obtained a doctorate.

Works

During part of his retirement he lived in France[12] before returning to California.

References

  1. ^ "Anglicans: Angry Young Bishop". Time. 14 January 1966. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Dr. Edward Crowther". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory (97th edn. London: Church House Publishing, 2001), p. 177
  4. ^ "This website states that his LLB and LLM were awarded by the University of Oxford. This contradicts the information in Crockford's Clerical Directory and would be impossible anyway as Oxford does not award the degrees of Bachelor or Master of Laws". Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  5. ^ "Our Companion Diocese", The Bishop's Newsletter, Vol. XXV, No. 6 (21 November 1965), p. 4. This newsletter was published by the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan, which at the time was a companion diocese of the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman.
  6. ^ Cathedral History web site
  7. ^ Clarence Edward Crowther (1968). Where religion gets lost in the church. Morehouse-Barlow. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  8. . Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  9. ^ Clarence Edward Crowther (1954). Religious Trusts: Their Development, Scope and Meaning. George Ronald. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  10. ^ Clarence Edward Crowther (1975). Care Versus Cure in the Treatment of the Terminally Ill. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  11. . Retrieved 16 September 2013.
Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
Preceded by
Dean of Kimberley

1964 –1965
Succeeded by
George Pullen
Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
Preceded by
Philip William Wheeldon

1st spell
Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman

1965 – 1967
Succeeded by
Philip William Wheeldon

2nd spell