John Willis (bishop)

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John Willis
Diocese of Uganda
In office1912–1934
PredecessorAlfred Tucker
SuccessorCyril Stuart
Other post(s)assistant bishop in Leicester
Personal details
Born(1872-01-08)8 January 1872
Died12 November 1954(1954-11-12) (aged 82)

John Jamieson Willis

Bishop of Mombasa, were accused of heresy during the Kikuyu controversy
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Biography

Born on 8 November 1872, the second son of Sir William Willis, Accountant-General of the Navy, and great-grandson of

In 1934 he returned to England to be Assistant Bishop of Leicester. He died on 12 November 1954.

References

  1. ^ "Haileybury Register". Haileybury and Imperial Service College. 1910. p. 366.
  2. ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses, Volume 2: From 1752 to 1900, Part 6: Square- Zupitza, pg 507
  3. ^ "Willis, John Jamieson (WLS891JJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ The Times, Friday, Jan 14, 1898; pg. 6; Issue 35413; col A University Intelligence. Cambridge, Jan. 13
  5. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  6. ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1536.
  7. ^ New Bishop Of Uganda The Times Saturday, Dec 23, 1911; pg. 3; Issue 39776; col E
  8. ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]

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Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Bishop of Uganda

1912–1934
Succeeded by