Leslie Stradling

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Leslie Edward Stradling (11 February 1908 – 8 January 1998) was an

Anglican bishop in three separate African dioceses
during the mid-20th century.

Born on 11 February 1908

King Edward VII School, Sheffield[2] and The Queen's College, Oxford; he was made a deacon on Trinity Sunday 1933 (11 June)[3] and ordained a priest the next Trinity Sunday (27 May 1934) — both times by Richard Parsons, Bishop of Southwark, at Southwark Cathedral.[4] After a curacy at St Paul's, Lorrimore Square he was Vicar of St Luke's, Camberwell[5] and then of St Anne's, Wandsworth[6] before being appointed the Church's youngest bishop in 1945.[7] He was consecrated a bishop on St James's Day 1945 (25 July), by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[8] Translated from Masasi to be the first Bishop of South-West Tanganyika in 1952, his final post was as Bishop of Johannesburg
.

He died in 1998 in Cape Town.[9]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  2. ^ The Times, Friday, Nov 27, 1925; pg. 9; Issue 44130; col E University News. Scholarships At Oxford.
  3. ISSN 0009-658X
    . Retrieved 29 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ISSN 0009-658X
    . Retrieved 29 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ^ Some say North Peckham Archived 2007-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Church details
  7. ^ The Times, Monday, Aug 19, 1946; pg. 5; Issue 50533; col D The Youngest Bishop I. Caudwell. Category: Letters to the Editor., 1943–45
  8. ISSN 0009-658X
    . Retrieved 29 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  9. ^ "Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House". MUNDUS. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Masasi
1945–1952 		Succeeded by
New diocese Bishop of South-West Tanganyika
1952–1961 		Succeeded by
Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
Preceded by Bishop of Johannesburg
1961–1974 		Succeeded by


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