Peter Royston (bishop)

The Rt Rev Peter Sorenson Royston (6 June 1830 - 28 January 1915) was a Bishop of Mauritius.[1]

Born in London on 6 June 1830 and educated at St Paul’s and Trinity College, Cambridge,[2] he was ordained in 1853[3] and began his career as a Resident Tutor at the Church Missionary College in London. After that he was the incumbent of the CMS Chapel, Madras and then of St Thomas’, Mauritius.[4] He was Bishop of the country from 1872[5][6] to 1891 when he resigned through ill health.[7] Afterwards, an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of Liverpool[8] he died on 28 January 1915 at Worthing.

Notes

1. ”Who was Who 1897-1990” London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
2. "Royston, Peter Sorensón (RSTN849PS)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
4. Church details Archived 28 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
5. The Times, Friday, Nov 22, 1872; pg. 5; Issue 27541; col B Ecclesiastical Intelligence New Bishop of Mauritius
6. "Mauritius", Colonial Office List for 1886, London
7. The Times, Tuesday, Feb 10, 1891; pg. 6; Issue 33244; col C Ecclesiastical Intelligence Bishop of Mauritius to resign
8. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives