Charles Saunders (bishop)
Charles John Godfrey Saunders (1884 – 16 October 1973) was the Bishop of Lucknow from 1928 until 1938. He was born in 1884 and educated at Merchant Taylors' School and St John’s College, Oxford.[1] Ordained in 1912 he emigrated to India where he worked as a missionary with the SPG. From 1921 to 1925 he was Staff Chaplain at the headquarters of the Indian Army followed by another three years in a similar post serving the Metropolitan of Calcutta[2] before his appointment to the Episcopate. He was consecrated a bishop on St James's Day (25 July) 1928 at Allahabad.[3]
On returning to England he was an Assistant Bishop of Chichester, along with a succession of Sussex incumbencies: Uckfield[4] (1938–42), Barcombe (1942–47) and West Lavington (1947–53); he retired in 1953.[5] His last post was an honorary one, as part of the hospital chaplaincy team, in which capacity he wrote A History of the United Bristol Hospitals (Bristol, Board of Governors of the United Bristol Hospitals, 1960), in retirement at Bristol where he died on 16 October 1973.
References
- Who was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- During which time he wrote Handbook for chaplains, India : a guide to the military, civil and ecclesiastical rules in force in India (Calcutta, Indian Army, 1926)
- "The Church overseas. Miscellaneous". Church Times (#3424). 9 September 1928. p. 258. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- Ecclesiastical News New Assistant Bishop For Chichester (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Friday, 3 Feb 1939; pg. 18; Issue 48220; col G
- "Saunders, Charles John Godfrey". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
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| Preceded by George Westcott |
Bishop of Lucknow 1928 – 1938 |
Succeeded by Sydney Bill |