Lanchester King

George Lanchester King[1] was the second Anglican Bishop of Madagascar[2] from 1899 to 1919.[3]

He was born in 1860 and educated at Clare College, Cambridge.[4] Ordained in 1884,[5] he began his career with curacies at St Andrew, Tudhoe Grange and Holy Trinity, Gateshead. He was made deacon on Trinity Sunday 1884 (8 June) at St Andrew's Church, Bishop Auckland[6] and ordained priest the following Trinity Sunday (31 May 1885) at Durham Cathedral — both times by J. B. Lightfoot, Bishop of Durham.[7] He was then Vicar of St Mary, South Shields until 1899 when he was appointed to the colonial episcopate[8] — he was consecrated a bishop on St Peter's Day (29 June) 1899 by Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral.[9] On his return to England[10] he was Secretary of the Society for Propagation of the Gospel; then a Canon Residentiary of Rochester Cathedral (1923–1940) and an Assistant Bishop of Rochester (1928–1939). He died in Woking on 26 January 1941.[11]

References
  1. "University Intelligence. Cambridge, Jan. 17". The Times (32599). 18 January 1889. p. 10 col F.
  2. Open Library
  3. “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. "King, George Lanchester (KN879GL)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  6. "Ordinations on Sunday last". Church Times (#1116). 13 June 1884. p. 446. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 30 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  7. "Ordinations on Sunday last". Church Times (#1167). 5 June 1885. p. 438. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 30 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  8. "Ecclesiastical Intelligence Consecration of Three Bishops". The Times (35869). 30 June 1899. p. 8 col E.
  9. "Consecration of bishops". Church Times (#1901). 30 June 1899. p. 783. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 30 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  10. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
  11. Obituary Dr G.L. King The Times Wednesday, 19 February 1941; pg. 7; Issue 48854; col E
Religious titles
Preceded by
Kestell Kestell-Cornish		 Bishop of Madagascar
1899 – 1919		 Succeeded by
George Kestell-Cornish

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