Born on 21 April 1891 and educated at Reigate Grammar School[4] and Hatfield College, Durham, he was ordained in 1915.[5] After a curacy at All Saints, Fishponds, Bristol[6] he was a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces. He had been appointed in 1915 as one of the youngest TCFs:the Chaplain-General described him as 'young, strong, bright personality'. He served in France, Salonica and then Palestine[7]
With the coming of the Suez Crisis and the heightened tension between Britain and Egypt that it brought, Johnston found himself expelled from the country 'virtually with the garments he was wearing'.[3] He hoped to resume his pastoral duties in Egypt as soon as he was given permission to re-enter, but this authority never came.[3] On resigning his see he was Vicar of Ewshot in the Diocese of Guildford until his death on 17 September 1963 after he collapsed preaching at a Battle of Arnhem commemoration service.
francis, johnston, bishop, francis, featherstonhaugh, johnston, ɔː, shaw, third, bishop, egypt, from, 1952, until, 1958, johnston, served, continuously, middle, east, from, 1916, 1957, born, april, 1891, educated, reigate, grammar, school, hatfield, college, d. Francis Featherstonhaugh Johnston CBE ˈ f ae n ʃ ɔː FAN shaw was the third Bishop of Egypt from 1952 1 until 1958 2 Johnston served continuously in the Middle East from 1916 to 1957 3 Born on 21 April 1891 and educated at Reigate Grammar School 4 and Hatfield College Durham he was ordained in 1915 5 After a curacy at All Saints Fishponds Bristol 6 he was a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces He had been appointed in 1915 as one of the youngest TCFs the Chaplain General described him as young strong bright personality He served in France Salonica and then Palestine 7 After World War I he was Chaplain of Port Said and then Archdeacon of Egypt before his elevation to the episcopate During World War 2 he was praised for his ministry to British troops in Cairo and appointed a CBE 8 With the coming of the Suez Crisis and the heightened tension between Britain and Egypt that it brought Johnston found himself expelled from the country virtually with the garments he was wearing 3 He hoped to resume his pastoral duties in Egypt as soon as he was given permission to re enter but this authority never came 3 On resigning his see he was Vicar of Ewshot in the Diocese of Guildford until his death on 17 September 1963 after he collapsed preaching at a Battle of Arnhem commemoration service References edit nbsp Christianity portal The Times Saturday 23 February 1952 pg 8 Issue 52243 col C New Bishop in Egypt appointed Ecclesiastical News Bishop in Egypt Resigns The Times Friday 13 June 1958 pg 3 Issue 54176 col E a b c Whitworth T A 1971 Yellow Sandstone amp Mellow Brick p 86 Who was Who 1897 2007 London A amp C Black 2007 ISBN 978 0 19 954087 7 Crockford s Clerical Directory 1940 41 Oxford OUP 1941 Church web site Information from Museum of Army Chaplaincy Church Times obituary 17 9 63 Anglican Communion titlesPreceded byGeoffrey Francis Allen Bishop of Egypt1952 1958 SuspendedTitle next held byKenneth Cragg nbsp This article about a Church of England bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Johnston bishop amp oldid 1204832195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
