Randolph George

The Right Reverend Randolph Oswald George (died 18 July 2016) was the Bishop of Guyana[1] from 1980[2] until 2009. Born in 1924 and educated at Codrington College, Barbados, after a curacy at St Peter Barbados he spent a decade in England. Successively he was Curate at Leigh, Ardwick and Lavender Hill[3] before returning to become Chaplain to the Bishop of Trinidad. From there he became Rector of Couva then All Saints, Port of Spain before being elected to the Deanery of the Anglican Diocese of Guyana in 1971. Promoted to be the Suffragan Bishop[4] of Stabroek[5] in 1976, four years later he became Bishop -a position he held until 2009.[6]

George died on 18 July 2016 at the age of 92.[7]

References

1. "Diocese: Guyana". Anglican Communion Website. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
2. "Diocesan history" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-09.
3. Crockford's clerical directory1976 Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0-19-200008-X
4. "Put Guyana first, foster respect, accept differences". www.landofsixpeoples.com.
5. The name by which Guyana was known until 1822 Encyclopædia Britannica 1955 edn Vol 10 p 955
6. "Bishop George will be remembered for touching the lives of members of his congregation in positive ways – Stabroek News". 30 December 2008.
7. "The Rt Revd Randolph George, RIP - Diocese of St Albans". 19 July 2016.