John Vincent (bishop)

The Rt Rev John Dacre Vincent MA MC and bar[1] (1 January 1894 – 19 May 1960) was the Bishop of Damaraland,[2] Namibia from 1952 to 1960.[3]

John Vincent
Bishop of Damaraland
Installed	1952
Term ended	1960
Orders
Ordination	1921
Personal details
Birth name	John Dacre Vincent
Born	January 1, 1894
Died	May 19, 1960 (aged 66)
Alma mater	St John's College, Oxford

He was born on 1 January 1894, educated at Marlborough and St John's College, Oxford,[4] and ordained in 1921[5] after World War I service with the Devonshire Regiment.[6] He began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Gillingham, Dorset and was then a Minor Canon at Bloemfontein Cathedral. After this he was Vicar of Longbridge Deverill in Wiltshire[7] until 1937 when he returned to Bloemfontein as its Archdeacon, a position he held until his elevation to the Episcopate.

Vincent died on 19 May 1960, aged 66.[8]

References

1. "Edinburgh Gazette" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
2. "BIOGRAPHIES OF NAMIBIAN PERSONALITIESin alphabetical order". www.klausdierks.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
3. "Historical Papers, Wits University". www.historicalpapers.wits.ac.za. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
4. “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
5. Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
6. "The undermentioned Cadets and ex-Cadets of the Officers Training Corps to be temporary Second Lieutenants" (PDF). The London Gazette. 20 October 1914. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2011.
7. DIOCESE OF SALISBURY. Church of England, Diocese of Salisbury. 1220–1998.CS1 maint: others (link)
8. The Times, Tuesday, 24 May 1960; pg. 17; Issue 54779; col A Obituary Bishop Of Damaraland