Cecil Alderson

Cecil William Alderson was a British-born Anglican Bishop of (successively) Damaraland, Bloemfontein, and Mashonaland.

Early life

He was born on 11 March 1900, educated at Merchant Taylors’ and St John’s College, Oxford, and ordained in 1926 after a period of study at Ely Theological College.

Clerical career

He began his career with a curacy at St Matthew, Westminster. From 1925 to 1930 he was Vice-Principal of his old theological college then a missionary in Likoma. In 1938 he became Warden of St Paul's College, Grahamstown, then in 1944 archdeacon of Port Elizabeth. He was bishop of Damaraland from 1949 to 1951 when he was translated to Bloemfontein.[1][2] His last post was as bishop of Mashonaland where he played a key role in the foundation of the Bernard Mizeki College from around 1958 till the time of his death.

Honours

He was admitted as a Sub-Prelate to the Order of St John of Jerusalem,[3] he died on 12 February 1968.[4]

Notes
  1. Diocese of the Free State.
  2. Lambeth Palace Library.
  3. "No. 43045". The London Gazette. 2 July 1963. p. 5646.
  4. The Times & Feb 14, 1968.

References
  • "Obituary Rt Rev C. W. Alderson". The Times (57175). London. Feb 14, 1968. p. 12 col F.
Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
Preceded by
Hugh Latimer Gilmore Edwardes		 Archdeacon of Port Elizabeth
1944–1948		 Succeeded by
Thomas Bertram Powell
Preceded by
George Wolfe Robert Tobias		 Bishop of Damaraland
1949–1951		 Succeeded by
John Dacre Vincent
Preceded by
Arthur Henry Howe-Browne		 Bishop of Bloemfontein
1951–1957		 Succeeded by
Bill Bendyshe Burnett
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Edward Francis Paget		 Bishop of Mashonaland
1957–1968		 Succeeded by
John Paul Burrough



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