Anthony Hoskyns-Abrahall
Anthony Leigh Egerton Hoskyns-Abrahall (13 October 1903 – 1 May 1982)[1] was an Anglican priest and bishop who served as the Bishop of Lancaster (a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Blackburn) from 1955 until 1975.[2]
Anthony Hoskyns-Abrahall | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lancaster | |
St Mary's, Portsea | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Blackburn |
| In office | 1955–1975 |
| Predecessor | Benjamin Pollard |
| Successor | Dennis Page |
| Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop (Blackburn, 1975–1982) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1931 (deacon); 1932 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1955 by Cyril Garbett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1903 |
| Died | 1 May 1982 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Bennet & Edith née Tapp |
| Spouse | Margaret née Storey |
| Children | 2 sons; 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Royal Naval College (Osborne and Dartmouth) |
Son of Bennet and of Edith née Tapp, and descended from the Hoskyns baronets,[2] Hoskyns-Abrahall was educated at Shrewsbury School and trained at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, and Dartmouth), serving as a naval lieutenant. As a lieutenant he was PT instructor at RNC Dartmouth. He played cricket for the Navy, soccer for the Navl Officers, rugby for Portsmouth Combined Services, he boxed for the navy and had a handicap of about 2 at golf; before training for the ministry at Westcott House, Cambridge.[1] He was ordained a deacon on 27 September 1931[3] and a priest on 18 December 1932 (both times by Neville Lovett, Bishop of Portsmouth, at Portsmouth Cathedral),[4] and was a curate at St Mary's Portsea before becoming a chaplain at Shrewsbury School.[5] He served St Wilfrid's Harrogate as chaplain, married Margaret Storey in 1937 – they had two sons and one daughter.[1]
During the Second World War was a chaplain with the RNVR[5] and was then Vicar of St Michael's Aldershot (and later also Rural Dean of Aldershot) before his appointment to the episcopate.[6] He was consecrated and ordained a bishop on 1 February 1955[7] by Cyril Garbett, Archbishop of York, in York Minster,[8] and served as Bishop suffragan of Lancaster (in the Diocese of Blackburn) until his retirement on 1 January 1975.[9] In retirement, he continued to serve that diocese as an honorary assistant bishop.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Hoskyns-Abrahall, Anthony Leigh Egerton". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 25 January 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage (107th edition) volume 2. (Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003). p. 1970.
- ^ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 3584. 2 October 1931. p. 357. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Advent ordinations". Church Times. No. 3648. 23 December 1932. p. 787. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–1976 (London: Oxford University Press, 1976) ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ "Deaths: A. L. E. Hoskyns-Abrahall", The Times, 13 July 1982, p. 12.
- ^ "York Consecration". Church Times. No. 4799. 28 January 1955. p. 11. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Two bishops consecrated in York Minster". Church Times. No. 4801. 11 February 1955. p. 24. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Retirement of a suffragan". Church Times. No. 5803. 3 May 1974. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.