Parker went out as a missionary to India, becoming chaplain to the Bishop of Calcutta in 1878. In 1879, he'd become Secretary of the Church Mission Society North India Mission, an important position with some influence. However he longed to be more directly involved with evangelism and mission. In 1885 he requested a transfer to central India to work among the Gondi people. Elevation to the episcopate as the second bishop of Mombasa came soon after (Bishop Hannington had been martyred October 29, 1885) and he sailed for Africa, landing in Frere Town (a colony of ex-slaves near Mombasa at a missionary headed by Alexander Mackay, that served as CMS headquarters in Central Africa) November 27, 1886.[4] He died of malaria while on a trip to Ussagara March 26, 1888.[3][5]
henry, parker, bishop, henry, perrott, parker, born, 1852, upton, cheyney, ussagara, 1888, anglican, bishop, second, half, 19th, century, henry, perrott, parkerformer, bishop, eastern, equatorial, africahenry, perrott, parkerchurchchurch, englanddiocesediocese. The Rt Rev Henry Perrott Parker born 1852 Upton Cheyney d Ussagara 1888 was an Anglican bishop in the second half of the 19th century 1 Henry Perrott Parkerformer Bishop of Eastern Equatorial AfricaHenry Perrott ParkerChurchChurch of EnglandDioceseDiocese of Eastern Equatorial AfricaInstalled18 October 1886Term ended26 March 1888PredecessorJames HanningtonSuccessorAlfred TuckerPersonal detailsBorn 1852 09 21 21 September 1852Died26 March 1888 1888 03 26 aged 35 Life editParker was educated privately in Bath and at Trinity College Cambridge 2 where he gained his BA in 1871 and his MA in 1875 3 Parker went out as a missionary to India becoming chaplain to the Bishop of Calcutta in 1878 In 1879 he d become Secretary of the Church Mission Society North India Mission an important position with some influence However he longed to be more directly involved with evangelism and mission In 1885 he requested a transfer to central India to work among the Gondi people Elevation to the episcopate as the second bishop of Mombasa came soon after Bishop Hannington had been martyred October 29 1885 and he sailed for Africa landing in Frere Town a colony of ex slaves near Mombasa at a missionary headed by Alexander Mackay that served as CMS headquarters in Central Africa November 27 1886 4 He died of malaria while on a trip to Ussagara March 26 1888 3 5 nbsp Christianity portalReferences edit Mombasa Cathedral and the CMS Compound History in Africa Volume 35 2008 pp 209 229 ISSN 0361 5413 J D Mullins The Wonderful story of Uganda London CMS 1904 a b Parker Henry Perrott PRKR871HP A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Eighteen Years in Uganda East Africa Tucker A R London Edward Arnold 1911 The See Of Eastern Equatorial Africa The Times Wednesday May 02 1888 pg 11 Issue 32375 col G Anglican Communion titles Preceded byJames Hannington Bishop of Mombasa1886 1888 Succeeded byAlfred Robert Tucker nbsp This article about a Kenyan Anglican bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Parker bishop amp oldid 1218635234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
