Henry Read

The Right Reverend Henry Cecil Read was an Anglican Bishop in India from 1944 to 1957.

For the American politician, see Henry English Read. For people of a similar name, see Henry Reed (disambiguation).

He was born on Christmas Day 1890,[1] educated at Wellington College and Caius and ordained in 1915.[2] He was a CMS Missionary until he became Principal St Andrew Divinity School in 1930, a post he held for nine years. From 1940 to 1944 he was Archdeacon of Aurangabad when he became Bishop of Nasik. He was a Canon Residentiary at Rochester Cathedral[3] until 1961 and died on 29 May 1963.[4]

Notes
  1. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  3. History of Barnes College
  4. The Times, Tuesday, 2 July 1963; pg. 1; Issue 55742; col A Memorial Service for Bishop Read
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Philip Henry Loyd		 Bishop of Nasik
1944– 1957		 Succeeded by
Arthur William Luther


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